Buphagus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + φάγος (phágos, “feeding upon”).
Proper noun[edit]
Buphagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Buphagidae – oxpeckers.
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Buphagus africanus (yellow-billed oxpecker) - type species; Buphagus erythrorynchus (red-biled oxpecker) - only other species
References[edit]
- Buphagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Buphagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Buphagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN