Lesser Honeyguide bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsThick-billed/Lesser Honeyguide, Lesser or Thick-billed Honeyguide, Lesser Honeyguide [minor], Lesser Honeyguide (Lesser), Thick-billed or Lesser Honeyguide
OrderWoodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes
FamilyHoneyguides / Indicatoridae
GenusIndicator
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionwidespread

Lesser Honeyguide bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Tanzania
  • 4.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Zimbabwe
  • 5.
    Interaction calls, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Song, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 8.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Lesser Honeyguide

Lesser Honeyguide subspecies (8)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Indicator minor conirostrisNigeria to w Kenya, DR Congo and w Angola-No
Indicator minor damarensiss Angola to c Namibia-No
Indicator minor diadematusc Sudan, Ethiopia and n Somalia-No
Indicator minor minors Namibia, s Botswana and s Mozambique to South Africa-No
Indicator minor riggenbachic Cameroon to sw Sudan and w Uganda-No
Indicator minor senegalensisSenegal and Gambia to n Cameroon, Chad and w Sudan-No
Indicator minor teitensisse Sudan and Somalia to Zimbabwe and c Mozambique-No
Indicator minor ussheriSierra Leone to Ghana-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansDikbek/Kleinheuningwyser, Kleinheuningwyser
Azerbaijanikiçik balgöstərən
Catalanindicador de la mel menor
Chinese北非响蜜䴕, 北非响蜜鴷
Chinese (Traditional)北非嚮蜜鴷
Croatiansivkasti medovođa
Czechmedozvěstka menší, Medozvestka malá
DanishGråbrystet Honninggøg
DutchKleine Honingspeurder
EsperantoMalgranda mielindikanto
Estonianhall-meenäitur
Finnishharmaahunajaopas
FrenchIndicateur à gros bec ou Petit Indicateur, Petit Indicateur, Petit Indicateur ou I. à gros bec, Petit Indicateur [minor]
GermanKleiner Honiganzeiger, Dickschnabel-/Nasenstreif-Honiganzeiger, Nasenstreif-Honiganzeiger
Hungariankis mézkalauz
IcelandicRindilvísir
ItalianIndicatore minore
Japaneseコミツオシエ, ハシブトミツオシエ, ハシブトミツオシエ/コミツオシエ
Kazakhкіші балкөрсет
Lithuanianmažasis medpaukštis
NorwegianGråvokseter, gråvokseter, tykknebbvokseter/gråvokseter
Norwegian NynorskGråvoksetar
Polishmiodowód szarogłowy, miodowód szaroglowy
PortugueseIndicador pequeno, indicador-pequeno, indicador-pequeno-de-cabeça-cinzenta
RussianТолстоклювый медоуказчик/Малый медоуказчик, Малый медоуказчик
SerbianSrednji medovođa, Debelokljuni medovođa/srednji medovođa
Slovakmedozvestka sivolíca, medozvestka hrubozobá/sivolíca
SpanishIndicador menor, Indicador Chico, Indicador Picogrueso/Menor
SwahiliKiongozi Mdogo
Swedishmindre honungsvisare, Mindre honungsgök, tjocknäbbad/mindre honungsvisare
TsongaNhlalala
TurkishBıyıklı Büyük Balkılavuzu, Bıyıklı/Bıyıklı Büyük Balkılavuzu
Ukrainianвоскоїд малий
XhosaIntakobusi
ZuluiNhlava