Buphagidae Collection

Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) portrait, Red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) removing parasites. Nakuru, Kenya

Oxpecker sitting on the forehead of an African Cape Buffalo in the Msai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Impala (Aepyceros melampus) with redbilled oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), Kruger National Park, South Africa

Monochrome Cape buffalo with oxpecker on head, Serengeti, Tanzania
Monochrome Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) with oxpecker on head, Serengeti; Tanzania

Tanzania, Serengeti. A craggy old buffalo, surrounded by flies

Tanzania, Ngorongoro. A wildebeest plays host to four oxpeckers

Buphagus africanus, yellow-billed oxpecker
This medium-sized African bird is best know for riding on large mammals to search for insects, including parasitical larvae buried in their hides

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Discover the intriguing relationship between the African Cape Buffalo and the Red-billed Oxpecker in the heart of the African savannah. Witness the portrait of a Cape Buffalo in Maasai Mara National Reserve, as a Red-billed Oxpecker perches on its forehead, feasting on insects disturbed by the buffalo's movements. In Kruger National Park, an Impala grazes peacefully with a Red-billed Oxpecker keeping watch on its back. In monochrome, a Cape Buffalo in Serengeti, Tanzania, bears the weight of an Oxpecker on its head, while in Ngorongoro, a wildebeest becomes a host to four Oxpeckers. The Yellow-billed Oxpecker, a close relative, performs its grooming duties for an African Buffalo in Tanzania's Serengeti. Amidst the flies that plague the craggy old buffalo in Tanzania, the Oxpecker remains a constant companion, adding a touch of color and cooperation in the vast savannah landscape.