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 Ruaha National Park
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Greater Honeyguide sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Honeyguide in Ruaha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Greater Honeyguide in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.