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 Mkomazi National Park
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Pallid Honeyguide
Indicator meliphilus
Green-backed Honeyguide
Prodotiscus zambesiae
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Moustached Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
📅 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 Mkomazi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Scaly-throated Honeyguide sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Mkomazi National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.