Scaly-throated honeyguide
Scaly-throated honeyguide | |
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In Arabuko-Sokoke Forest | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Indicatoridae |
Genus: | Indicator |
Species: | I. variegatus |
Binomial name | |
Indicator variegatus Lesson, 1830 |
The scaly-throated honeyguide (Indicator variegatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. They have a mutualistic relationship with humans in which they attract beekeepers towards bees' nests and then feeding on the remains, especially larvae.[2]
Range[edit]
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Habitat[edit]
Scaly-throated honeyguides are found in dense woodland, thickets, and forest, usually only identifiable by their high-pitched, trill-like ascending call. Regarding size, they are 18–19 cm in length, weighing 34–55 g and rarely up to 61 g. [1]
References[edit]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680612A92868347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680612A92868347.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ FLORIS, IGNAZIO; PUSCEDDU, MICHELINA; SATTA, ALBERTO (2020-11-12). "BIRDS AND HONEY BEES: A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON THIS ANTAGONISTIC RELATIONSHIP AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON BEEKEEPING". Redia. 103: 65–67. doi:10.19263/redia-103.20.11. ISSN 0370-4327.
External links[edit]
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- Scaly-throated honeyguide, species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
- Image, ADW
- Mystery bird: Scaly-throated honeyguide, Indicator variegatus, Guardian Online