
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Game regions. Upperparts and entire head dark brown; underparts and rump yellow-buff; bill yellow with red tip, eyes yellow.
Bird species database for Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa.

Game regions. Upperparts and entire head dark brown; underparts and rump yellow-buff; bill yellow with red tip, eyes yellow.

Wide ranging. Entirely dark brown with forked tail and yellow soft parts.

Dams & wetlands. Yellow bill with black saddle. Above dark brown, all feathers edged white; head and underparts white, all feathers with dark brown centres, densely so on head and neck.

Wetlands. All white; bill yellow; upper legs dull yellow; lower legs black.

Riverine forests. Below (including underwings) yellow; head grey; rest olive-brown.

Dry bush. Eyebrows, cheeks and underparts yellow; upperparts olive-green,paler in W, darkest in SE.

Mixed bushveld or scrub. Grey-brown upperparts; pale grey breast; yellow belly; soft parts black.

Woodland. Above turquoise-blue; wing coverts black; below white; bill red and black.

Rivers. Above metallic blue; cap orange; below white; long tail streamers.
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