Scaly-throated honeyguide
| Scaly-throated honeyguide | |
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| In Arabuko-Sokoke Forest | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Indicatoridae |
| Genus: | Indicator |
| Species: | I. variegatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Indicator variegatus Lesson, 1830
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The scaly-throated honeyguide (Indicator variegatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
Range[]
Dorsal view, Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, coastal Kenya
It is found in Angola, Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, 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 18–19 cm in length, weighing 34–55 g and rarely up to 61 g. [1]
References[]
- ^ 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.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indicator variegatus. |
- Scaly-throated honeyguide, species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
- Image, ADW
- Mystery bird: Scaly-throated honeyguide, Indicator variegatus, Guardian Online
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Indicator (genus)
- Birds of East Africa
- Birds of Southern Africa
- Birds described in 1830
- Piciformes stubs