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 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Least Honeyguide
Indicator exilis
Dwarf Honeyguide
Indicator pumilio
Willcock's Honeyguide
Indicator willcocksi
Spotted Honeyguide
Indicator maculatus
Cassin's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus insignis
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Scaly-throated Honeyguide sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.