Yellow-Billed Oxpecker
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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.
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