oxpecker

English

Etymology

ox +‎ pecker

Noun

oxpecker (plural oxpeckers)

1. Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah.

Derived terms

• red-billed oxpecker
• yellow-billed oxpecker

Translations

Buphagus

• Afrikaans: renostervoël
• Catalan: búfag m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛椋鳥／牛椋鸟 (niúliángniǎo)

• Dutch: ossenpikker m
• Finnish: loisnokkeli (fi)
• Japanese: ウシツツキ (ushitsutsuki)
• Kikuyu: thiari class 9/10
• Korean: 소등쪼기새 (sodeungjjogisae)
• Polish: bąkojad m
• Russian: бу́йволовый скворе́ц m (bújvolovyj skvoréc), волоклю́й m (volokljúj)
• Spanish: picabueyes