Red-billed Oxpecker
Red-billed Oxpecker (<em>Buphagus erythroryncha</em>) is a species of Oxpeckers (<em>Buphagidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) is a species of Oxpeckers (Buphagidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Buphagus; binomial: Buphagus erythroryncha; authority: (Stanley, 1814).
Distribution
Breeding range: Africa.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Conventionally spelled erythrorhynchus, but erythrorynchus is the correct original spelling (Zoonomen). But species epithet is invariable, having originally been described as Tanagra erythroryncha Stanley, 1814.
