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The Wildlife Oxpeckers are two species of birds that make up the family of Buphagidae. Oxpeckers graze exclusively on the bodies of large mammals. Certain species appear to be preferred, while others, such as lichtenstein or lichtenstein hats are generally avoided. Smaller deer like lechwe, duikers and reedbuck are also avoided; the smallest species used is impala, perhaps because of the heavy tick and social nature of the species. And some of them ate cattle, and they ate camels. They eat in ectoparasites, especially fleas, and insects infesting wounds and flesh and blood from some wounds as well. They are sometimes classified as parasites, because they open wounds on the backs of animals.
