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 Serengeti National Park
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Pallid Honeyguide
Indicator meliphilus
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
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 Serengeti National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Scaly-throated Honeyguide sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Serengeti National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Scaly-throated Honeyguide in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.