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 Lake Manyara National Park
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Moustached Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
📅 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 Lake Manyara National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Greater Honeyguide sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Honeyguide in Lake Manyara National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Greater Honeyguide in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.