Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Lake Mburo National Park
11 Verified sightings at Lake Mburo National Park From 2019 to 2026
18,478 Verified sightings across all 41 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-billed Oxpecker

The red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus) is a passerine bird in the oxpecker family, Buphagidae. It is native to the eastern savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to South Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa. It is more widespread than the yellow-billed oxpecker in Southern Africa, where their ranges overlap.

The scientific name comes from Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), meaning "ox", and φάγος (phágos), meaning "eater". The specific name comes from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), meaning "red", and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos), meaning "snout". The red-billed oxpecker is a native of the savanna of sub-Saharan Africa. It ranges across Ethiopia and Somalia through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia to southern Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, and north-eastern South Africa.

A juvenile oxpecker is darker brown than its parents. Its bill is dark olive at first, but gradually takes on adult colouration after four months. Its flight is strong and direct, and their call is a hissy crackling trik-quisss.

The red-billed oxpecker nests in tree holes lined with hair plucked from... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park

Yellow-billed Oxpecker
LC

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Trilling Cisticola
LC

Trilling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola woosnami

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Yellow-throated Longclaw
LC

Yellow-throated Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx croceus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~60%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
7 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
8 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
13 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
16 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
18 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
21 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
22 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
24 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
25 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
26 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
27 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
28 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
29 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
30 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
31 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
32 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
33 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~10%
34 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
35 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
36 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
37 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~10%
38 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
40 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
41 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Oxpecker in Lake Mburo National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Oxpecker sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-billed Oxpecker in Lake Mburo National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Oxpecker in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

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