How big is a Spotted Honeyguide?

The Spotted Honeyguide is a small sized bird weighing about 47 g.

Where can you see a Spotted Honeyguide?

The Spotted Honeyguide occurs in 16 countries, including the Gambia, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Côte d’Ivoire.

What birds look similar to a Spotted Honeyguide?

The Spotted Honeyguide is most easily confused with the Dwarf Honeyguide, the Pallid Honeyguide and the Malaysian Honeyguide.

Is the Spotted Honeyguide endangered?

The Spotted Honeyguide is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Spotted Honeyguide

Indicator maculatus

Honeyguides · Piciformes · Legendary

The Spotted Honeyguide (Indicator maculatus) is a legendary honeyguid found in 16 countries, weighing about 47 g. The spotted honeyguide is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.

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Spotted Honeyguide (Indicator maculatus), photo 1 — Photo: Wolfgang Ahlmer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spotted Honeyguide (Indicator maculatus), photo 2 — Photo: Wolfgang Ahlmer · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spotted Honeyguide (Indicator maculatus), photo 3 — Photo: Daniel S. Katz · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spotted Honeyguide (Indicator maculatus), photo 4 — Photo: Daniel S. Katz · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spotted Honeyguide (Indicator maculatus), photo 5 — Photo: Daniel S. Katz · CC BY 4.0

About the Spotted Honeyguide

The spotted honeyguide is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

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Where it lives

Gambia Ghana Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau Côte d’Ivoire Sierra Leone Uganda Gabon Cameroon Congo - Kinshasa Central African Republic Congo - Brazzaville Nigeria Liberia Senegal Guinea

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Spotted Honeyguide look like?: The spotted honeyguide is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
How big is a Spotted Honeyguide?: The Spotted Honeyguide is a small sized bird weighing about 47 g.
Where can you see a Spotted Honeyguide?: The Spotted Honeyguide occurs in 16 countries, including the Gambia, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Côte d’Ivoire.
What birds look similar to a Spotted Honeyguide?: The Spotted Honeyguide is most easily confused with the Dwarf Honeyguide, the Pallid Honeyguide and the Malaysian Honeyguide.
Is the Spotted Honeyguide endangered?: The Spotted Honeyguide is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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