• Synonyms Eastern Honeybird, Slender-billed Honeyguide, Zambesi Honeyguide, Eastern Green-backed Honeyguide, Zambezi Honeyguide, Slender-billed Honeybird, Green backed Honeyguide, Slenderbilled Honeyguide, Greenbacked Honeyguide, Eastern Honeyguide, Green-backed Honeyguide, Eastern Green-backed Honeybird, Honeyguide

Green-backed Honeybirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 2.
    Call, © Carl Beel
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    Zimbabwe
  • 4.
    Call, © Carl Beel
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Call, © Carl Beel
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Green-backed Honeybird

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion sc, e, se

Green-backed Honeybird subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Prodotiscus zambesiae ellenbeckis Ethiopia to Kenya and n Tanzania-No
Prodotiscus zambesiae lathburyiwc Angola-No
Prodotiscus zambesiae zambesiaes Angola to s Tanzania and Mozambique-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansDunbekheuningvoël, Dunbekheuningvoel
Catalanindicador del Zambeze
Chinese绿背蜜鴷, 绿背蜜䴕
Chinese (Traditional)綠背嚮蜜鴷
Croatianbjelotrbi medovođa
Czechmedozvěstka zelenohřbetá, Medozvestka zelenohrbetá
DanishGrønrygget Honninggøg
DutchGrijze Honingspeurder
EsperantoVerddorsa mielindikanto
Estonianvalgekõht-kilptäilind
Finnishloistikka, Vahansyöjä
FrenchIndicateur gris
GermanGraubauch-Laubpicker, Graubauch-Honiganzeiger, Zwerghoniganzeiger
Hungarianzöldhátú mézkalauz
ItalianIndicatore dorsoverde
Japaneseヒガシオリーブヒメミツオシエ, オリアブヒメミツオシエ
Lithuanianpilkasis plonasnapis medpaukštis
Norwegianalvesnyltefugl
Norwegian NynorskAlvesnyltefugl
Polishmiodowodzik szaroglowy, miodowodzik szarogłowy
Portugueseindicador-de-dorso-verde, Indicador-de-bico-fino, Indicador cinzento
RussianЗелёный медоуказчик, Зелёный тонкоклювый медоуказчик
SerbianZelenoleđi medovođa
Slovakvoskárka sivohlavá
SpanishIndicador del Zambeze, Indicador de Lomo Verde
SwahiliMlembe Mgongo-kijani
SwedishGrå honungsgök, miombohonungsvisare
Tatarяшел балкүрсәткеч
TurkishYeşil Sırtlı Balkılavuzu
Ukrainianковтач сіроголовий