Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minorStephens, JF, 1815
English (US) Lesser Honeyguide
The Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Indicatoridae (Honeyguides) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Indicator minor
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Described by
- Stephens, JF, 1815
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Indicator minor ussheri
- Indicator minor conirostris
- Indicator minor senegalensis
- Indicator minor riggenbachi
- Indicator minor diadematus
- Indicator minor teitensis
- Indicator minor damarensis
- Indicator minor minor
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Stephens, JF, 1815
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope = Zwartkop River, Uitenhage Division, Cape Province, fide Grant and Praed, antea, p. 144.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 9, pt1 p.140
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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