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 Kruger National Park
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Scaly-throated Honeyguide sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Kruger National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.