Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyBuphagidae (Oxpeckers)
- GenusBuphagus (Oxpeckers)
- SpeciesBuphagus africanus (Yellow-billed Oxpecker)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Oxpecker sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 248 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Northern Pied-Babbler
Turdoides hypoleuca
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Reichenow's Seedeater
Crithagra reichenowi
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
📅 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 Yellow-billed Oxpecker in Nairobi National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Oxpecker sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 248 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Oxpecker in Nairobi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Oxpecker in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.