Wahlberg's Honeyguide

Prodotiscus regulus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyIndicatoridae (Honeyguides)
GenusProdotiscus (Honeybirds)
SpeciesProdotiscus regulus (Wahlberg's Honeyguide)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at South Luangwa National Park

3 Verified sightings at South Luangwa National Park From 2019 to 2026

480 Verified sightings across all 31 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Wahlberg's Honeyguide

The brown-backed honeybird (Prodotiscus regulus), also known as Wahlberg's honeybird, Wahlberg's honeyguide and sharp-billed honeyguide, is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. This bird is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DRC, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

(Sharp-billed Honeyguide =) Brown-backed Honeyguide - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park

Prodotiscus zambesiae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Indicator indicator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Indicator minor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Indicator variegatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lybius torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendropicos fuscescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chloropicus namaquus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Campethera abingoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Campethera bennettii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lybius minor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
2	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	<5%
3	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
5	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
9	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
10	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
17	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
18	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
19	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
20	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
23	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
24	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
26	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
27	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
28	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
30	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
31	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

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Wahlberg's Honeyguide

About the Wahlberg's Honeyguide

Recent sightings of Wahlberg's Honeyguide in South Luangwa National Park

Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park

Green-backed Honeyguide

Greater Honeyguide

Lesser Honeyguide

Scaly-throated Honeyguide

Black-collared Barbet

Cardinal Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Bennett's Woodpecker

Black-Backed Barbet

Crested Barbet

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found