Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyIndicatoridae (Honeyguides)
- GenusIndicator (Typical Honeyguides)
- SpeciesIndicator indicator (Greater Honeyguide)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
White-eared Barbet
Stactolaema leucotis
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus pusillus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Honeyguide in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Greater Honeyguide sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Honeyguide in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Greater Honeyguide in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.