Scaly-throated Honeyguide

The Scaly-throated Honeyguide is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Scaly-throated Honeyguide (Indicator variegatus) is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Indicator variegatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

Distribution of Scaly-throated honeyguide in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2. Contact us if you can contribute information or images to improve this page. More

and Scaly-throated Honeyguides, when under pressure from numbers of others at a wax source, often pick off a piece of the material and fly with it to a secluded spot; they are often chased by others, but can lift and fly with pieces as heavy as 14 g. Lesser Honeyguides and Pallid Honeyguides (Indicator meliphilus) rarely fly with large pieces of wax, but they do at times carry away a tiny fragment. K. E. More

Scaly-throated Honeyguide (Latin name Indicator variegatus) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 475 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 122 also a picture of the Scaly-throated Honeyguide on page 144. The Scaly-throated Honeyguide belongs to the family of birds classified as Indicatoridae. The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More