Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyBuphagidae (Oxpeckers)
- GenusBuphagus (Oxpeckers)
- SpeciesBuphagus erythrorhynchus (Red-billed Oxpecker)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Oxpecker in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Red-billed Oxpecker sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 912 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-billed Oxpecker in Masai Mara National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Oxpecker in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.