black buffalo weaver

bird
Also known as: Bubalornis albirostris, oxbird

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description and range

  • White-headed buffalo weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
    In buffalo weaver

    …more widespread species is the black buffalo weaver, or oxbird (Bubalornis albirostris); it is black, with white in the wings. The white-headed buffalo weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli), confined to eastern Africa, is brown and white, with red rump and vent. Both are stout-bodied, heavy-billed birds 20–25 cm (8–10 inches) long. In…

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