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The Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturnidae; some ornithologists regard the Oxpeckers to be a separate family, the Buphagidae (Zuccon, 2006). It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan. It is least common in the extreme east of its range where it overlaps with the Red-billed Oxpecker, despite always dominating that species when feeding. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Buphagidae
Genus:
Buphagus
Scientific:
Buphagus africanus
Citation:
Linnaeus, 1766
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.154
Protonym:
Buphaga africana
Avibase ID:
5D970425ECEC77BD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5D970425
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558946
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Piqueboeuf à bec jaune ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Piqueboeuf à bec jaune ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Buphagus africanus [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Buphagus africanus [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Buphagus africanus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Yellow-billed Oxpecker ( Buphagus africanus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Buphagus africanus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Buphagus africanus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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