Lyre-tailed Honeyguide

Melichneutes robustus (Bates, GL, 1909)

54 gWeight

The lyre-tailed honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.

Most records: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire

Lyre-tailed Honeyguide has been recorded at 19 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bosque Científica – Selva PrimariaEquatorial Guinea22 records
Parc de la LekediGabon19 records
PN de la LopéGabon11 records

More places

Taï National ParkCôte d’Ivoire11 records
American University of Central AfricaEquatorial Guinea5 records
Ipassa Makokou Nature ReserveGabon5 records
Korup NP – Rengo Rock Camp AreaCameroon5 records
Sangha LodgeCentral African Republic4 records
Ndzehe Concession - Ngaga CampCongo - Brazzaville4 records
Ipassa Makokou Strict NR – Ipassa StationGabon4 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Gabon Equatorial Guinea Côte d’Ivoire Congo - Brazzaville Cameroon Uganda Central African Republic Congo - Kinshasa

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 lyre-tailed honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is monotypic within the genus Melichneutes. It is found in the African tropical rainforest of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda and west of the Dahomey Gap in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.

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Questions

How big is the Lyre-tailed Honeyguide?

The Lyre-tailed Honeyguide weighs around 54 g.

Where does the Lyre-tailed Honeyguide live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Sierra Leone and Guinea to southwestern Ghana, southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon to western Uganda and eastern DR Congo. It is most often recorded in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire.