Indicator maculatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The spotted honeyguide (Indicator maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Honeyguide sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 280 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Honeyguide in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–November, the lowest months. That is one of Semuliki National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 140 mm in May.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Honeyguide sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Semuliki National Park, in our data
Semuliki National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spotted 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 Spotted Honeyguide is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (14 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
