Biology:List of honeyguides

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Honeyguides are birds in the family Indicatoridae in the order Piciformes. There are currently 16 extant species of honeyguides recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union.[1]

Conventions

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the honeyguide's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted. Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List.

This list follows the taxonomic treatment (designation and order of species) and nomenclature (scientific and common names) of version 13.2 of the IOC World Bird List.[1] Where the taxonomy proposed by the IOC World Bird List conflicts with the taxonomy followed by the IUCN[lower-alpha 1] or the 2023 edition of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World,[3] the disagreement is noted next to the species's common name (for nomenclatural disagreements) or scientific name (for taxonomic disagreements).

Classification

The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognises 16 species of honeyguides in four genera.[1] This list does not include hybrid species, extinct prehistoric species, or putative species not yet accepted by the IOU.

Family Indicatoridae

Honeyguides

Genus ProdotiscusSundevall, 1850 – 3 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Cassin's honeybird

P. insignis
(Cassin, 1856)

West and Central Africa
Map of range
 LC 


Unknown Population declining[4]

Green-backed honeybird

P. zambesiae
Shelley, 1894

Southern and East Africa
Map of range
 LC 


Unknown Population steady[5]

Brown-backed honeybird

P. regulus
Sundevall, 1850

Widely throughout Africa
Map of range
 LC 


Unknown Population increasing[6]

Genus MelignomonReichenow, 1898 – 2 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Zenker's honeyguide M. zenkeri
Reichenow, 1898
Central Africa
Map of range
 LC 


Unknown Template:Population change unknown[7]

Yellow-footed honeyguide M. eisentrauti
Louette, 1981
West and Central Africa  NT 


Unknown Population declining[8]

Genus IndicatorStephens, 1815 – 10 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Dwarf honeyguide I. pumilio
Chapin, 1958
Central Africa
Map of range
 LC 


Unknown Population declining[9]

Willcock's honeyguide

I. willcocksi
Alexander, 1901

West and Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Population declining[10]

Pallid honeyguide

I. meliphilus
(Oberholser, 1905)

Southern and East Africa  LC 


Unknown Population declining[11]

Least honeyguide

I. exilis
(Cassin, 1856)

West and Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Template:Population change unknown[12]

Lesser honeyguide

I. minor
Stephens, 1815

Widely throughout Africa  LC 


Unknown Population steady[13]

Spotted honeyguide I. maculatus
Gray, G. R., 1847

West and Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Population declining[14]

Scaly-throated honeyguide

I. variegatus
Lesson, R. P., 1830
Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Population steady[15]

Yellow-rumped honeyguide

I. xanthonotus
Blyth, 1842

Northwestern India to northern Myanmar  NT 


Unknown Population declining[16]

Malaysian honeyguide

I. archipelagicus
Temminck, 1832
Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra  NT 


Unknown Population steady[17]

Greater honeyguide

I. indicator
(Sparrman, 1777)
Widely throughout Africa  LC 


Unknown Population increasing[18]

Genus MelichneutesReichenow, 1910 – 1 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Lyre-tailed honeyguide M. robustus
(Bates, 1909)
West and Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Population declining[19]

Notes

  1. The IUCN follows the taxonomy proposed by the HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, toucans, honeyguides". July 2023. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/jacamars/. 
  2. "Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7". HBW and BirdLife International. 2022. http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/taxonomy. 
  3. Clements, James F.; Schulenberg, T. S.; Iliff, M. J.; Fredericks, T. A.; Gerbracht, J. A.; Lepage, Denis; Billerman, S. M.; Sullivan, B. L. et al. (2022). "The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022". https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/. 
  4. BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680667A92871865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680667A92871865.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680667/92871865. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  5. BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus zambesiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680672A92872156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680672A92872156.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680672/92872156. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  6. BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus regulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680677A92872403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680677A92872403.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680677/92872403. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  7. BirdLife International (2016). "Melignomon zenkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680663A92871670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680663A92871670.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680663/92871670. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  8. BirdLife International (2021). "Melignomon eisentrauti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T22680659A177622929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22680659A177622929.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680659/177622929. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  9. BirdLife International (2021). "Indicator pumilio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T22680643A192949744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22680643A192949744.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680643/192949744. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  10. BirdLife International (2017). "Indicator willcocksi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22680634A111733104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22680634A111733104.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680634/111733104. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  11. BirdLife International (2018). "Indicator meliphilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22680647A130027350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22680647A130027350.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680647/130027350. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  12. BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator exilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680638A92870066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680638A92870066.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680638/92870066. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  13. BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680623A92869355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680623A92869355.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680623/92869355. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  14. BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680608A92868042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680608A92868042.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680608/92868042. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  15. BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680612A92868347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680612A92868347.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680612/92868347. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  16. BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator xanthonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680652A92870873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680652A92870873.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680652/92870873. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  17. BirdLife International (2022). "Indicator archipelagicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T22680620A220010505. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T22680620A220010505.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680620/220010505. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  18. BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator indicator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680616A92868613. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680616A92868613.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680616/92868613. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  19. BirdLife International (2016). "Melichneutes robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22680655A92871182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680655A92871182.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680655/92871182. Retrieved 25 September 2021.