lesser honeyguide
Indicator minor
Honeyguides (Indicatoridae) · Piciformes (Piciformes)
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Revisão necessária
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Muitas vezes confundido com
Nos quizzes, os jogadores mais confundem lesser honeyguide com estas aves—ou esta espécie foi escolhida por engano, ou o contrário.
| Espécies | Confusões |
|---|---|
| scaly-throated honeyguide Indicator variegatus | 3 |
| pássaro-do-mel Indicator indicator | 2 |
| brown-backed honeybird Prodotiscus regulus | 1 |
| pallid honeyguide Indicator meliphilus | 1 |
| indicador-minúsculo-da-floresta Indicator exilis | 1 |
Família
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.
Ordem
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 …