Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanusLinnaeus, C, 1766
English (US) Yellow-billed Oxpecker
The Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Buphagidae (Oxpeckers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Buphagus africanus
- Family
- Buphagidae (Oxpeckers)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Buphagus africanus africanus
- Buphagus africanus langi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Buphaga africana
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.154
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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