Family

Oxpeckers

Buphagidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 45 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyBuphagidae (Oxpeckers)

Species in this group

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Buphagus erythrorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Buphagus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Oxpeckers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~80%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~70%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
2	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~60%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~40%
3	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~60%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~60%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			Insufficient data
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~60%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~50%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
5	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	~60%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~60%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			Insufficient data
6	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~60%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~50%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
7	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
8	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~60%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~30%
9	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~60%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
10	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~50%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
11	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~30%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
12	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
13	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~50%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
14	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~50%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			<5%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~50%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
16	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~50%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			Insufficient data
17	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			<5%
18	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
19	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			<5%
20	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~40%
21	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~10%
22	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			Insufficient data
23	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~20%
24	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			<5%
25	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~30%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			<5%
26	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~10%
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~20%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
28	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~20%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~20%
29	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~30%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~30%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			<5%
30	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~10%
31	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~30%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			<5%
32	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~20%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~10%
33	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~20%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			<5%
34	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~10%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~10%
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~20%
36	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~10%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~10%
37	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~20%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~20%
38	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~10%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			Insufficient data
39	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~10%
40	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~10%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			~10%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			<5%
41	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Red-billed Oxpecker			~10%
42	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			Insufficient data
43	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			<5%
44	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			Insufficient data
45	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Oxpecker			Insufficient data

Oxpeckers

Species in this group

Red-billed Oxpecker

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Oxpeckers

Parks Ranked