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About Birds||EnchantedLearning.com Label Me! Printouts Anatomy:
The Redbilled Oxpecker is about 9 inches (22 cm) long. It has a
short, thick, red bill. The eyes are red and are surrounded by
large, bright-yellow circles. The head, neck, wings, and tail
are brown-gray; the undersides are pale yellow. Diet: The
Redbilled Oxpecker eats its host's skin parasites (like ticks
and fleas), bothersome flies, and dead host skin. The oxpecker
eats hundreds of ticks and flies each day. The oxpecker and its
host mammal are symbionts (two different species who benefit
from living together). Eggs and Nests: The Redbilled Oxpecker's
nest is a hole in a tree (they do not form the hole, but find
one). Females lay 1-5 eggs in each clutch (a set of eggs laid at
one time). Both parents incubate the eggs. |Search the Enchanted
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