Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyIndicatoridae (Honeyguides)
- GenusIndicator (Typical Honeyguides)
- SpeciesIndicator indicator (Greater Honeyguide)
The greater honeyguide (Indicator indicator) is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its English and scientific names refer to its habit of guiding people to bee colonies. Claims that it also guides non-human animals are disputed. The greater honeyguide is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Africa. It lives in a variety of habitats with trees, especially dry open woodland, but not in the West African rain forest. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Honeyguide sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Dwarf Honeyguide
Indicator pumilio
Least Honeyguide
Indicator exilis
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Grey-throated Barbet
Gymnobucco bonapartei
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Western Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Honeyguide sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Greater Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Greater Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.