Indicador Variegado
Indicator variegatus
Honeyguides (Indicatoridae) · Piciformes (Piciformes)
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| Especies | Confusiones |
|---|---|
| Indicador Picogrueso/Menor Indicator minor | 3 |
| Indicador Grande Indicator indicator | 2 |
| Conquistador Oriental Nicator gularis | 1 |
| Zarzalero de Victorin Cryptillas victorini | 1 |
| Cistícola Silbador Cisticola lateralis | 1 |
Familia
Honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are a family of 16 species of birds in the order Piciformes. They are also known as indicator birds, or honey birds, although the latter term is also used more narrowly to refer to species of the genus Prodotiscus. They have an Old World tropical distribution, with the greatest number of species in Africa and two in Asia.
Orden
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes (), the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. The Piciformes contain about 71 living genera with a little over 450 species, of which the Picidae make up about half. In general, the Piciformes are insectivorous, although the barbets and toucans mostly eat fruit and the honeyguides are unique among birds in being able to digest beeswax (although insects make up the bulk …