Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

The large mammals of Africa are always attended by birds from this family. In fact, the Swahili name for Oxpecker is Askari wa kifaru (the rhino's guard).

Photographed at: Lake Nakuru, Kenya on 2024-10-29

Album: Kenya - 2024

Family: Buphagidae

Size: 20 - 23 cms