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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 18-19 cm, mass 36-56 g | + | Length 18-19 cm, mass 36-56 g; a large honeyguide. The throat is yellowish white with fine, dark streaks and the breast is mottled. The forecrown is dark with whitish flecks. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]: [[Ethiopia]] to [[Angola]], [[Zambia]] and south-eastern [[South Africa]]. | [[Africa]]: [[Ethiopia]] to [[Angola]], [[Zambia]] and south-eastern [[South Africa]]. | ||
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Forest and dense woodland. Possibly favours forest-woodland mosaic. | Forest and dense woodland. Possibly favours forest-woodland mosaic. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Food includes beeswax, honeybees (pupae, larvae and adults) and other insects; also sometimes eats seeds and fruit. | ||
| + | ====Vocalization==== | ||
| + | The main call (by the male) is a loud trill, ''trrrrrrrr'', starting as a low croak and rising in pitch; it lasts 3-4 seconds and repeated at 20- to 68-second intervals. | ||
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====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Territorial and brood parasitic. Hosts nest in holes in trees and include [[Golden-tailed Woodpecker]], [[Knysna Woodpecker]], [[Cardinal Woodpecker]], [[Olive Woodpecker]], [[Black-collared Barbet]], [[Whyte's Barbet]], [[Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird]]. | Territorial and brood parasitic. Hosts nest in holes in trees and include [[Golden-tailed Woodpecker]], [[Knysna Woodpecker]], [[Cardinal Woodpecker]], [[Olive Woodpecker]], [[Black-collared Barbet]], [[Whyte's Barbet]], [[Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird]]. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Indicator+variegatus}} | {{GSearch|Indicator+variegatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Indicator]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Indicator]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:04, 12 April 2009
- Indicator variegatus
Identification
Length 18-19 cm, mass 36-56 g; a large honeyguide. The throat is yellowish white with fine, dark streaks and the breast is mottled. The forecrown is dark with whitish flecks.
Distribution
Africa: Ethiopia to Angola, Zambia and south-eastern South Africa.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Forest and dense woodland. Possibly favours forest-woodland mosaic.
Behaviour
Food includes beeswax, honeybees (pupae, larvae and adults) and other insects; also sometimes eats seeds and fruit.
Vocalization
The main call (by the male) is a loud trill, trrrrrrrr, starting as a low croak and rising in pitch; it lasts 3-4 seconds and repeated at 20- to 68-second intervals.
Breeding
Territorial and brood parasitic. Hosts nest in holes in trees and include Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Knysna Woodpecker, Cardinal Woodpecker, Olive Woodpecker, Black-collared Barbet, Whyte's Barbet, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird.
References
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-throated Honeyguide. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-throated_Honeyguide
