Cameroon (B), Guinea (B), Liberia (B), Sierra Leone (B).
Unknown to Côte dIvoire (B), Ghana (B).
Sierra Leone, Liberia (Mt Nimba, Wonegizi Mts), south-western Ghana and south-western Cameroon; reports from Ivory Coast require confirmation.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status NT
Habitat loss through logging, agricultural encroachment and mining, appear to be the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Song a series of about 13 clear, emphatic notes, slightly descending in pitch and slowing towards the end 'tuu-i tuu-i tuu-i tuu-i... tuu tuu tuu'.
Yellow-footed Honeyguide (Melignomon eisentrauti) [XC759703]
by Jeremy Lindsell from Bobiri Butterfly Reserve, Ghana (song)
Yellow-footed Honeyguide (Melignomon eisentrauti) [XC408120]
by id from Bankro, Ahafo Ano North, Ashanti Region, Ghana (call)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Zenker's Honeyguide (Melignomon zenkeri), which it may meet in Cameroon.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Other similar sized honeyguides have dark feet and tarsi. Zenker's Honeyguide (Melignomon zenkeri) which is darker overall, especially on underparts. Juvenile Yellow-whiskered Greenbul (Eurillas latirostris) which is similar and has bright yellow feet and part tarsi but lacks white outer tail feathers.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet