Alooji, PL.
The Black tick bird
Yellow-billed oxpecker
Buphagus_africanus_africanus
The oxpeckers are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, where they occur in most open habitats. They are absent from the driest deserts and the rainforests. Their distribution is restricted by the presence of their preferred prey, specific species of ticks, and the animal hosts of those ticks. The two species of oxpecker are sympatric over much of East Africa and may even occur on the same host animal. The nature of the interactions between the two species is unknown.
-
Dialect
kiri Jalingo
-
Source of Information
Native
-
Class
Noun
-
Language
English
Alooru photo:
