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yellow-billed oxpecker

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Also known as: Buphagus africanus

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Both species—the yellow-billed (B. africanus) and the red-billed (B. erythrorhynchus)—are brown, measure 20 cm (8 inches) long, and have wide bills, stiff tails, and sharp claws. They perch on and cling to cattle, zebras, rhinoceroses, and other ungulates to remove ticks,
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