Indicator meliphilus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The pallid honeyguide (Indicator meliphilus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. The species is also known as the eastern least honyeguide. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The species is very closely related to Willcocks's honeyguide, and the two species are very similar in size, and this species will even respond to recordings of the Willcocks's honeyguide's voice. Another species, Indicator narokensis, has been described from the border of Kenya and Tanzania; this appears to have been described from a juvenile pallid honeyeater and is not accepted as a valid species.
(Eastern honeyguide =) Pallid honeyguide - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pallid Honeyguide sighting in Mombasa on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 137th most-seen of the 146 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pallid Honeyguide in Mombasa on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Mombasa's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pallid Honeyguide sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Mombasa, in our data
Mombasa is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pallid Honeyguide sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pallid Honeyguide is recorded against all the birds logged in Mombasa (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
