Greater Honeyguide vs Scaly-throated Honeyguide

Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Small50 gShrubland

The greater honeyguide has bold white patches on the sides of the tail, is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs about 50 g (1.8 oz). The male has a black throat, pink bill, dark grey-brown upperparts and white underparts. The wings are streaked whitish, and the shoulder patch is yellow. The female is duller, has a blackish bill, and her throat is black. Immature birds have olive-brown upperparts with a white rump, yellow throat and upper breast.

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Scaly-throated Honeyguide

Indicator variegatus

Small49 gWoodland

Mature scaly-throated honeyguides range between 18 and 19 centimetres (7.1 and 7.5 in) and typically weigh around 34 to 55 grams (0.075 to 0.121 lb), occasionally reaching up to 61 grams (0.134 lb). Males are larger than females, with recorded weights of males ranging from 50 to 56 grams (0.110 to 0.123 lb) and weights of females generally ranging from 36.6 to 55 grams (0.081 to 0.121 lb). However, male birds in Uganda have been reported to weigh as low as 31 grams (0.068 lb) and females, up to 60.5 grams (0.133 lb). Voice: Its main song is a churring trill, a low croak into a loud rising call that lasts three to four seconds. When repeated, the common soft whistle call made by the scaly-throated honeyguide sounds similar to the whistles of scimitarbills. It is often sung by birds while perched under the canopy of a particular tree.

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Photo: Karen Eichholz · CC BY 4.0

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