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 Meru National Park
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
White-eared Barbet
Stactolaema leucotis
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
📅 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 Meru National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Greater Honeyguide sighting in Meru National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Honeyguide in Meru National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Greater Honeyguide in Meru National Park in our monthly data.