Pallid Honeyguide (Indicator meliphilus)

Other Names (World)
Pallid Honeyguide, Eastern Honeyguide, Eastern Least Honeyguide

Family
Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Oberholser, 1905)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry savanna. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Pallid Honeyguide (Indicator meliphilus) [XC396113]
by id from Marich Pass Field Studies Centre, Kenya (song)

Pallid Honeyguide (Indicator meliphilus) [XC98333]
by James Bradley from Diani, coastal province, Kenya (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Willcocks's Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) which is closely similar in size and voice, and responds to playback of that species' song. Was long confused with Least Honeyguide (Indicator exilis), but differs vocally. Has been linked by some authors with Dwarf Honeyguide (Indicator pumilio). Birds from border region of south-central Kenya and northern Tanzania have been treated as separate species, Indicator narokensis. However, described on basis of an immature specimen which is indistinguishable from type (also an immature) of present species, so synonymous with nominate meliphilus. Southern Malawi birds, described as appelator, inseparable from angolensis.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

meliphilus (Oberholser, 1905) - Eastern Uganda and central Kenya south to central-northern and east-central Tanzania. Also recorded from south-western Sudan (R Boro).
angolensis Monard, 1934 - Central Angola east to southern Zaire and southern Malawi, and south-east to east-central Zimbabwe and central Mozambique.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Pallid Honeyguide (Indicator meliphilus) - 10 files

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