Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Piciformes
Family
Indicatoridae
Genus
Indicator
eBird Code
y00400

Vocalizations

Tommy Andriollo · CC_BY_4_0
flamelily · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (8)

  • Indicator minor conirostris

    southern Nigeria to Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, and northern Angola

  • Indicator minor damarensis

    southern Angola and northern Namibia

  • Indicator minor diadematus

    central Sudan to northern Somalia

  • Indicator minor minor

    southern Namibia, southeastern Botswana and southern Mozambique to South Africa

  • Indicator minor riggenbachi

    central Cameroon to southwestern Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, and Burundi

  • Indicator minor senegalensis

    Senegambia and Guinea to northern Cameroon, Chad, and western Sudan

  • Indicator minor teitensis

    southeastern South Sudan, southeastern Ethiopia, and southern Somalia southwestward to Angola, northeastern Namibia, Zimbabwe, and central Mozambique

  • Indicator minor ussheri

    disjunct from southeastern Sierra Leone to southern Ghana

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.