Least Honeyguide (Indicator exilis)
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Least Honeyguide

Indicator exilis (Cassin, 1856)

18 gWeight

The least honeyguide (Indicator exilis) is a small species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.

Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Ghana

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Least Honeyguide has been recorded at 61 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Bobiri Butterfly SanctuaryGhana77 records
  2. Kakamega Forest NRKenya77 records
  3. Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya61 records
More places
  1. Semuliki NPUganda57 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda55 records
  3. Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverKenya38 records
  4. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda37 records
  5. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda35 records
  6. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackUganda33 records
  7. Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya33 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaKenyaGhanaRwandaCameroonEquatorial GuineaCongo - BrazzavilleNigeria

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 least honeyguide (Indicator exilis) is a small species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.

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Questions

How big is the Least Honeyguide?

The Least Honeyguide weighs around 18 g.

Where does the Least Honeyguide live?

Its breeding range: Africa: central, western. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana.

Is the Least Honeyguide endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Least Honeyguide as Least Concern.

What does the Least Honeyguide eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Least Honeyguide in?

It belongs to the family Honeyguides (Indicatoridae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Weight
18 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
69 mm
Tail
43 mm
Bill
8 mm
Tarsus
13 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: central, western

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Honeyguides Indicatoridae
Genus
Indicator

Other birds in the genus Indicator

Dwarf HoneyguideDwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioWillcocks's HoneyguideWillcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksiPallid HoneyguidePallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusLesser HoneyguideLesser HoneyguideIndicator minorSpotted HoneyguideSpotted HoneyguideIndicator maculatusScaly-throated HoneyguideScaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusYellow-rumped HoneyguideYellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusMalaysian HoneyguideMalaysian HoneyguideIndicator archipelagicusGreater HoneyguideGreater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorCassin's HoneybirdCassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignis
Least Honeyguide

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