Dwarf Honeyguide (Indicator pumilio)

Other Names (World)
Dwarf Honeyguide, Pygmy Honeyguide

Family
Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Chapin, 1958

Habitat
Montane forest. From 1,500 - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B) (NB), Rwanda (B) (NB), Uganda (B) (NB).

Unknown to Burundi.

Eastern Zaire to south-western Uganda, western Rwanda and western Burundi.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through illegal logging and land conversion, pressure from an increasing human population, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Dwarf Honeyguide (Indicator pumilio) [XC95093]
by Magnus Wadstein from Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda, Rwanda (call)

Dwarf Honeyguide (Indicator pumilio) [XC847157]
by Charles Davies from Rubanda (near Luhizha), Rubanda, Mkoa wa Magharibi, Uganda (?)

Subspecies
No very close relationships apparent. Has been linked by some authors with Pallid Honeyguide (Indicator meliphilus), and in past with Least Honeyguide (Indicator exilis).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dwarf Honeyguide (Indicator pumilio) - 10 files

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