Oxpecker
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The oxpeckers are two species of bird which make up the genus Buphagus, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, meaning "ox", and φάγος, meaning "eater", and family Buphagidae. The oxpeckers were formerly usually tr
Yellow billed oxpeckers on zebra
Buphagus erythrorhynchus on an impala
Red-billed oxpeckers on female greater kudu
Yellow-billed oxpecker on a wildebeest
Muscicapoidea
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Muscicapoidea is a superfamily belonging to the infraorder Passerides containing the Old World flycatchers, thrushes, starlings and their allies. The superfamily contains around 670 species.
Oxpecker
…species. The family name comes from Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), meaning "ox", and φάγος (phágos), meaning "eater". According to the more recent studies of Muscicapoidea phylogeny, the oxpeckers are an ancient line related to Mimidae (mockingbirds and thrashers) and starlings but not particularly close to either…
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