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Ray Wilson
Bird & Wildlife Photography
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Yellow-billed Oxpecker
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(Buphagus africanus)
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The Gambia - January 2003
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| Although Oxpeckers feed mainly on parasitic insects and ticks on game animals and livestock, thus providing a beneficial service to their hosts, they also have a detrimental effect by keeping wounds open and feeding off blood and tissue around the wounds. |
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