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Buphagus
Buphagus
Translingual
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Buphagus africanus
yellow-billed oxpecker
yellow-billed oxpecker
Proper noun
Buphagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Buphagidae – the oxpeckers.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Buphagus africanus, Buphagus erythrorhynchus - only two known living species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276