ID Help - Kenyan Honeyguide (1 Viewer)

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jackpauw

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• Feb 13, 2013

• #1

Photo taken June 24, 2012, at Arabuko Sukoke Forest, Kenya. My guide identified it as a Scaly-throated Honeyguide, but seems rather plain breasted. Could it be a female Greater Honeyguide? Something else?

 

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JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Feb 13, 2013

• #2

I'm not sure if female Greater Honeyguides look any different from male, but it could be an immature.

James

 

Steve G

RAINBIRDER

• Feb 13, 2013

• #3

I don't find these birds easy but I think this is an immature Scaly-throated.
It's clearly not an adult male Greater and immature of that species has a pale yellowish orbital eye ring (dark in Scaly-throated) and an almost yellowish wash to the chest/belly. I'm less certain of how you could rule out a female Gt. Honeyguide on this image.

Scaly-throated is also the default Honeyguide in the A-S Forest.

 

Last edited: Feb 13, 2013

volker sthamer

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• Feb 13, 2013

• #4

Agree with you Jack it is not a Scaly Throated H. but it looks to me like a female Greater Honeyguide

 

Tib78

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• Feb 13, 2013

• #5

Female Greater Honeyguide in my opinion. The bird is too uniform on the chest and head for Scaly-throated.