Honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are near passerine birds in the order Piciformes. They are also known as indicator birds, or honey birds, although the latter term is also used more narrowly to refer to species of the genus Prodotiscus. They have an Old World tropical distribution, with the greatest number of species in Africa and two in Asia. These birds are best known for their interaction with humans. Honeyguides are noted and named for one or two species that will deliberately lead humans (but, contrary to popular claims, most likely not honey badgers[1]) directly to bee colonies, so that they can feast on the grubs and beeswax that are left behind.
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Honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are near passerine birds in the order Piciformes. They are also known as indicator birds, or honey birds, although...
The greater honeyguide (Indicator indicator) is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its...
The lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi...
The honeyguide greenbul (Baeopogon indicator) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is widespread throughout the African tropical...
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least honeyguide (Indicator exilis) is a small species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa. The least honeyguide (Indicator...
The Malaysian honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus) is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, which are paleotropical near passerine birds related to the...
Honeyguides are birds in the family Indicatoridae in the order Piciformes. There are currently 16 extant species of honeyguides recognised by the International...
The pallid honeyguide (Indicator meliphilus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. The species is also known as the eastern least honyeguide...
could have raised their own young. One hundred bird species, including honeyguides, icterids, and ducks, are obligate parasites, though the most famous...
The dwarf honeyguide (Indicator pumilio) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is endemic to the Albertine Rift montane forests. It is threatened...
The spotted honeyguide (Indicator maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African...
Honeybirds are birds in the genus Prodotiscus of the honeyguide family. They are confined to sub-Saharan Africa. References - Honeybird - A guide by J...
being barbets (comprising three families), toucans, toucan-barbets, and honeyguides, which (along with woodpeckers) comprise the clade Pici, and the jacamars...
population Honeyguides, also known as "indicator birds", a family of Old World tropical birds Indicator (genus), a genus of birds in the honeyguide family...
July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015. "The Old Man of Mt. Kilimanjaro". The Honeyguide: Summer 2000. Another Land. Archived from the original on 25 November...
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