Family

Oxpeckers

Buphagidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 45 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

70–80% · Very likely

Buphagus africanus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

30–40

Aug

30–40

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

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

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Oxpeckers

Parks Ranked