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 Pilanesberg National Park
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Greater Honeyguide at Pilanesberg National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 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