Family

Honeyguides

Indicatoridae

15 species in our catalog · found in 57 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyIndicatoridae (Honeyguides)

Species in this group

Indicator indicator

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melichneutes robustus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Indicator minor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Indicator pumilio

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Indicator archipelagicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Indicator exilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Indicator xanthonotus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prodotiscus zambesiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prodotiscus insignis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Indicator variegatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Indicator willcocksi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prodotiscus regulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Indicator maculatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Indicator meliphilus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Melignomon zenkeri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Honeyguides

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 15	~40%
	Greater Honeyguide			~30%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
2	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7 of 15	~30%
	Dwarf Honeyguide			~10%
	Willcock's Honeyguide			~10%
	Cassin's Honeyguide			<5%
	Least Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
3	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 15	~30%
	Greater Honeyguide			~20%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
4	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 15	~30%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~20%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
5	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 15	~30%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			~10%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
6	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 15	~30%
	🐦 Lyre-tailed Honeyguide			~30%
7	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 15	~20%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~20%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 15	~20%
	Greater Honeyguide			~20%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 15	~20%
	Greater Honeyguide			~20%
10	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 15	~20%
	Greater Honeyguide			~20%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 15	~20%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
12	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6 of 15	~20%
	Least Honeyguide			~10%
	Cassin's Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Spotted Honeyguide			<5%
	Willcock's Honeyguide			<5%
	🐦 Zenker's Honeyguide			<5%
13	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 15	~20%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
14	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 15	~20%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
15	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 15	~20%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Cassin's Honeyguide			~10%
	Least Honeyguide			<5%
	Willcock's Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
16	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 15	~20%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 15	~20%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
	Pallid Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
19	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 15	~10%
	Green-backed Honeyguide			~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Pallid Honeyguide			<5%
20	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
21	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Green-backed Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
	Pallid Honeyguide			<5%
22	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
24	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
25	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
26	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3 of 15	~10%
	Dwarf Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
27	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 15	~10%
	Malaysian Honeyguide			~10%
28	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
29	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 15	~10%
	Dwarf Honeyguide			~10%
	Willcock's Honeyguide			<5%
30	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
31	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Green-backed Honeyguide			<5%
	Pallid Honeyguide			<5%
32	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
33	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
34	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
35	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-rumped Honeyguide			~10%
36	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Cassin's Honeyguide			<5%
37	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
38	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
39	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 15	~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
40	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 15	~10%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
41	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 15	~10%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 15	<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
43	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
44	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 15	<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
45	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-rumped Honeyguide			<5%
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 15	<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
47	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 15	<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
48	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4 of 15	<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Dwarf Honeyguide			<5%
	Least Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
49	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 15	<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
50	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
51	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 15	<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
52	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 15	<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
53	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 15	<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
54	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 15	<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
55	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 15	<5%
	Malaysian Honeyguide			<5%
56	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 15	<5%
	Malaysian Honeyguide			<5%
57	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 15	<5%
	Malaysian Honeyguide			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 15	~20%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
2	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 15	~20%
	Greater Honeyguide			~10%
	Pallid Honeyguide			<5%
3	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			~10%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
4	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 15	~10%
	Green-backed Honeyguide			~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
5	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
6	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
7	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 15	~10%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%
	Scaly-throated Honeyguide			<5%
8	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 15	<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
9	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 15	<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
10	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 15	<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Greater Honeyguide			<5%
	Cassin's Honeyguide			<5%
11	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 15	<5%
	Lesser Honeyguide			<5%
	Wahlberg's Honeyguide			<5%

Honeyguides

Species in this group

Greater Honeyguide

Lyre-tailed Honeyguide

Lesser Honeyguide

Dwarf Honeyguide

Malaysian Honeyguide

Least Honeyguide

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide

Green-backed Honeyguide

Cassin's Honeyguide

Scaly-throated Honeyguide

Willcock's Honeyguide

Wahlberg's Honeyguide

Spotted Honeyguide

Pallid Honeyguide

Zenker's Honeyguide

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Honeyguides

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked