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So we’ll stick with bird parasites, but let’s change things up. No more murdered babies. Today I want to introduce you to the Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) You’re probably already familiar with this bird, it’s the one that’s always riding the big African animals in the nature documentaries, eating their ticks and lice and whatnot.Continue reading “Bird 107 – Yellow-billed Oxpecker”