Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Category: Iconic Birds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 171 safari areas across 15 countries and 4 regions.

• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 20 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 20 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 20 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 20 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 20 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 20 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 20 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 20 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 20 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 20 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 18 records
• Loango & Southern Interior, Gabon - 15 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 13 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 10 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 10 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 10 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 10 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 10 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 10 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 10 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 10 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 10 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 7 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 6 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 6 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 6 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 6 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 5 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 5 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 5 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 5 records
• Western Congo Basin, Republic of Congo - 4 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 4 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 4 records
• Eastern Rwanda Savannah, Rwanda - 4 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 3 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 3 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 3 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 3 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 2 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 2 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 2 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 2 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 2 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 2 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 2 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Maasai Mara Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 1 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 1 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 1 records
• Great Limpopo Transfrontier Area, Mozambique - 1 records
• Great Limpopo Transfrontier Area, Mozambique - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 1 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 1 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 1 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 1 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 1 records
• Southeastern Senegal & Niokolo-Koba, Senegal - 1 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 1 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 1 records