How do you identify a Yellow-footed Honeyguide?

This small, unobtrusive bird grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Yellow-footed Honeyguide?

The Yellow-footed Honeyguide is a small sized bird weighing about 24 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-footed Honeyguide?

The Yellow-footed Honeyguide occurs in 4 countries, including Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-footed Honeyguide?

The Yellow-footed Honeyguide is most easily confused with the Zenker's Honeyguide.

Is the Yellow-footed Honeyguide endangered?

The Yellow-footed Honeyguide is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-footed Honeyguide

Melignomon eisentrauti

Honeyguides · Piciformes · Legendary

The Yellow-footed Honeyguide (Melignomon eisentrauti) is a legendary honeyguid found in 4 countries, weighing about 24 g. The yellow-footed honeyguide is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEats omnivoreforest24 g

About the Yellow-footed Honeyguide

The yellow-footed honeyguide is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Cameroon, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by loss of its forest habitat.

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How to identify it

This small, unobtrusive bird grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in). The sexes are similar in this species but females are slightly smaller than males. The head and upper parts are olive green, with the back rather yellower than the head. The flight feathers of the wings and the two central feathers of the tail are brownish-black, as are the bases of the outer four pairs of feathers, the remainder being white, with dark tips. The chin, throat, breast and front of the belly are pale grey, while the rear belly and the under-tail coverts are pure white.

Where it lives

Ghana Sierra Leone Liberia Côte d’Ivoire

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Zenker's HoneyguideMelignomon zenkeri

Quick questions

How do you identify a Yellow-footed Honeyguide?: This small, unobtrusive bird grows to a length of about 18 cm (7 in). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Yellow-footed Honeyguide?: The Yellow-footed Honeyguide is a small sized bird weighing about 24 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-footed Honeyguide?: The Yellow-footed Honeyguide occurs in 4 countries, including Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-footed Honeyguide?: The Yellow-footed Honeyguide is most easily confused with the Zenker's Honeyguide.
Is the Yellow-footed Honeyguide endangered?: The Yellow-footed Honeyguide is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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