Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator (Sparrman, 1777)

50 gWeight

The greater honeyguide (Indicator indicator) is a bird in the paleotropical family Indicatoridae, that is related to the woodpeckers.

Most records: Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania

Greater Honeyguide has been recorded at 392 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 34 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Lake Nakuru NPKenya213 records
Tarangire NPTanzania149 records
Lake Mburo NPUganda113 records

More places

Brufut WoodsGambia109 records
Farasuto Forest Community NRGambia97 records
Nairobi NPKenya89 records
Mkhuze GRSouth Africa88 records
Mole NPGhana83 records
Queen Elizabeth II NP – Ishasha SectorUganda73 records
Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya67 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya South Africa Tanzania Gambia Uganda Ghana Zambia Ethiopia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The greater honeyguide (Indicator indicator) is a bird in the paleotropical family Indicatoridae, that is 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.

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