red billed oxpecker buphagus erythrorhynchus sits comfortably the back white rhinoceros south africa

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A red-billed oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, sits comfortably on the back of a white rhinoceros in South Africa

A red-billed oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, sits comfortably on the back of a white rhinoceros in South Africa. The bird appears to be searching for insects or parasites on the rhino's skin