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Definition of Oxpecker

Oxpecker
Oxpecker Ox"peck`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.

Meaning of Oxpecker from wikipedia

- The ox****s are two species of bird which make up the genus Buphagus, and family Buphagidae. The ox****s were formerly usually treated as a subfamily...
- The yellow-billed ox**** (Buphagus afric****) is a p****erine bird in the family Buphagidae. It was previously placed in the starling and myna family...
- The red-billed ox**** (Buphagus erythrorynchus) is a p****erine bird in the ox**** family, Buphagidae. It is native to the eastern savannah of sub-Saharan...
- defence against ticks and symbiotic relationship with the tick-feeding ox****s could have pla**** a role in preventing major changes in morphology and...
- represent an extinct starling (see Rodrigues starling for details). The ox****s are sometimes placed here as a subfamily, but the weight of evidence has...
- Red-billed helmetshrike Red-billed leiothrix Red-billed malkoha Red-billed ox**** Red-billed parrot Red-billed partridge Red-billed pied tanager Red-billed...
- and Rhipicephalus. Giraffes may rely on red-billed and yellow-billed ox****s to clean them of ticks and alert them to danger. Giraffes host numerous...
- birds, including the vampire finch, Hood mockingbird, Tristan thrush, and ox****s, also practise hematophagy. Hematophagous animals have mouth parts and...
- LaMarche) is a white rhinoceros with poor eyesight. He has a red-billed ox**** named Mwenzi (voiced by Rhys Darby) as his tickbird and friend. His name...
- sites include large herbivores on the African savanna that are used by ox****s. Many sleeping birds bend their heads over their backs and tuck their...