Scaly-throated honeyguide
In Arabuko-Sokoke Forest
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Dorsal view, Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, coastal Kenya

It is found in Angola, Burundi, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Habitat

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.


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