oxbird

red-billed oxpeckerRed-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus).

oxbird, any of certain small sandpipers, especially the dunlin (q.v.). In Africa the buffalo weaver (q.v.) and the oxpecker are called oxbirds.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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Article Title: oxbird
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 23 March 2010
Access Date: February 23, 2025