Oct 26, 2025
Honeyguide (Indicatoridae) family
Which is the best bird?
Green-backed honeybird
Yellow-footed honeyguide
Yellow-rumped honeyguide
Voting ended onNov 2, 2025
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Honeyguide (Indicatoridae) family
Which is the best bird?
Green-backed honeybird
Yellow-footed honeyguide
Yellow-rumped honeyguide
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus), family Indicatoridae, order Piciformes, northern India
This species feeds on deserted and active bee hives.
Unlike other species of honeyguide, this species has not been observed leading humans or other animals to bee nests.
photograph by Endless Explorer
Honiganzeiger, Indicator indicator | Die Vögel (1913) | Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884) | Biodiversity Heritage Library
Indicator variegatus by Sergey Yeliseev
Prodotiscus insignis by Arthur Grosset
Indicator maculatus by Frans Vandewalle
[2116/11056] Cassin's honeybird - Prodotiscus insignis
Order: Piciformes Suborder: Pici Family: Indicatoridae (honeyguides)
Photo credit: Eric VanderWerf via Macaulay Library
[1766/10977] Brown-backed honeybird - Prodotiscus regulus
Also known as: Wahlberg's honeyguide
Order: Piciformes Suborder: Pici Family: Indicatoridae (honeyguides)
Photo credit: Jon Lowes via Macaulay Library