Green-backed Honeybird bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGreen backed Honeyguide, Eastern Green-backed Honeyguide, Zambezi Honeyguide, Slender-billed Honeybird, Slenderbilled Honeyguide, Greenbacked Honeyguide, Eastern Honeyguide, Green-backed Honeyguide, Eastern Green-backed Honeybird, Honeyguide, Slender-billed Honeyguide, Eastern Honeybird, Zambesi Honeyguide
OrderWoodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes
FamilyHoneyguides / Indicatoridae
GenusProdotiscus
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionsc, e, se

Green-backed Honeybird bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 3.
    Flight call, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 4.
    Call, © Carl Beel
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Call, © Carl Beel
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    Zimbabwe
  • 7.
    Call, © Carl Beel
    Zambia
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Green-backed Honeybird

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

Translation

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
FinnishVahansyöjä, loistikka
FrenchIndicateur gris
GermanZwerghoniganzeiger, Graubauch-Laubpicker, Graubauch-Honiganzeiger
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, alvesnyltefugl
Norwegian NynorskAlvesnyltefugl
Polishmiodowodzik szarogłowy, miodowodzik szaroglowy
Portugueseindicador-elegante-de-dorso-verde, indicador-de-dorso-verde, Indicador cinzento, indicador-de-bico-fino
RussianЗелёный тонкоклювый медоуказчик, Зелёный медоуказчик
SerbianZelenoleđi medovođa
Slovakvoskárka sivohlavá
SpanishIndicador de Lomo Verde, Indicador del Zambeze
SwahiliMlembe Mgongo-kijani
SwedishGrå honungsgök, miombohonungsvisare
Tatarяшел балкүрсәткеч
TurkishYeşil Sırtlı Balkılavuzu
Ukrainianковтач сіроголовий