Typical Honeyguides
Indicator
Indicator is a genus of near passerine birds in the honeyguide family. The name refers to the behaviour of some species, notably the greater honeyguide, which guide humans to bee colonies so that they can share in the spoils of wax and insects when the nest is broken into.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Lesser Honeyguide
speciesIndicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
speciesIndicator indicator
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
speciesIndicator variegatus
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
speciesIndicator xanthonotus
Spotted Honeyguide
speciesIndicator maculatus
Pallid Honeyguide
speciesIndicator meliphilus
Malaysian Honeyguide
speciesIndicator archipelagicus
Willcocks's Honeyguide
speciesIndicator willcocksi
Least Honeyguide
speciesIndicator exilis
Dwarf Honeyguide
speciesIndicator pumilio
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 17552.