Where are oxpeckers located? The family Buphagidae and genus Buphagus each contain two kinds of birds called oxpeckers. On Birdwatching safaris you will see the oxpeckers were formerly thought of as belonging to the Buphaginae subfamily of the Sturnidae family of starlings, but molecular phylogenetic analyses have repeatedly demonstrated that they actually belong to a separate lineage that is basal to the sister clades that include the Sturnidae and the Mimidae (mockingbirds, thrashers, and allies). An African safari in Sub-Saharan …
