Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyIndicatoridae (Honeyguides)
- GenusIndicator (Typical Honeyguides)
- SpeciesIndicator minor (Lesser Honeyguide)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Green-backed Honeyguide
Prodotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
📅 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 Lesser Honeyguide in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Lesser Honeyguide sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Honeyguide in Moremi Game Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Honeyguide in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.