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Willcocks’s Honeyguide
Indicator willcocksi
Willcocks's Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Africa.
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) is a member of the Indicatoridae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 15.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Indicatoridae Honeyguides
- Genus Indicator
- Species willcocksi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Indicatoridae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) is a member of the Indicatoridae family, within the order Piciformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF c, w.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 15.4 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 4.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 3.3 million km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Willcocks’s Honeyguide?
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide is a small bird that weighs around 15.4 g.
Where does the Willcocks’s Honeyguide live?
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide is found across Africa with a range covering AF c, w, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Willcocks’s Honeyguide belong to?
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) belongs to the Indicatoridae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Willcocks’s Honeyguide eat?
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Willcocks’s Honeyguide migrate?
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Willcocks’s Honeyguide endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
How large is the Willcocks’s Honeyguide's range?
The Willcocks’s Honeyguide has a mapped global range of about 3.3 million km².
Conservation
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