一种以牛虱为食的小型鸟类，有时也会啄食大型哺乳动物伤口上的腐肉。凭借锋利而又特殊的喙，它们能够轻松啄食伤口处暴露在外的组织来补充营养。虽然属于鸟类，却更像是一种寄生生物。
In addition to eating ticks, yellow-billed oxpeckers have been observed scavenging wounds on large mammals. They have sharp, specialized beaks that allow them to dig into cuts and feed on exposed tissue, which provides a steady source of nutrition, though it creates a clearly parasitic relationship.