Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Amboseli National Park
97 Verified records at Amboseli National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) is a passerine bird in the family Buphagidae. It was previously placed in the starling and myna family, Sturnidae. It is native to the savannah of Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan. It is least common in the extreme east of its range where it overlaps with the red-billed oxpecker, despite always dominating that species when feeding. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Oxpecker sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Oxpecker in Amboseli National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Oxpecker sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Oxpecker in Amboseli National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Oxpecker in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.

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