Scaly-throated honeyguide

The scaly-throated honeyguide (Indicator variegatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.

Scaly-throated honeyguide
In Arabuko-Sokoke Forest

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Indicatoridae
Genus: Indicator
Species:
I. variegatus
Binomial name
Indicator variegatus
Lesson, 1830

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.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Indicator variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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