Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyIndicatoridae (Honeyguides)
- GenusIndicator (Typical Honeyguides)
- SpeciesIndicator variegatus (Scaly-throated Honeyguide)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Least Honeyguide
Indicator exilis
Willcock's Honeyguide
Indicator willcocksi
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Spotted Honeyguide
Indicator maculatus
Dwarf Honeyguide
Indicator pumilio
Cassin's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus insignis
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-Billed Barbet
Trachyphonus purpuratus
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Speckled Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus scolopaceus
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Kibale National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Scaly-throated Honeyguide sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Kibale National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.