Search for crossword answers and clues
Bird that feeds on parasitic ticks
Answer for the clue "Bird that feeds on parasitic ticks ", 8 letters:
oxpecker
Alternative clues for the word oxpecker
Word definitions for oxpecker in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oxpecker \Ox"peck`er\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga ; the beefeater.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
"Tickbird" redirects here. This term is also applied to other birds, e.g. the yellow-headed caracara ( Milvago chimachima ) of Latin America . The oxpeckers are two species of bird which make up the family Buphagidae . Some ornithologists regard them as ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus ''Buphagus'', in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah.
Usage examples of oxpecker.
Still grinning, he followed the freshest tracks away from the midden, hoping for a sighting, and had gone only half a mile when just beyond the wall of grey impenetrable bush that flanked the narrow trail, there was a sudden hissing, churring outcry of alarm calls and a cloud of brown oxpeckers rose above the scrub.