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Lesser honeyguide

Indicator minor Stephens, 1815

LCLeast Concernbirds

The lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor) is a species in the family Indicatoridae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 25.6 g to 28.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor)
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lesser honeyguide

Weight
25.6 g – 28.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lesser honeyguide live?

Not recorded

What is the lesser honeyguide?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae that is widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Like other honeyguides, it is a brood parasite that lays eggs most commonly in the nests of African barbets, but will also occasionally use the nests of other birds as well, such as starlings and woodpeckers.

From the Wikipedia article “Lesser honeyguide” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lesser_honeyguide&oldid=1382218027), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the lesser honeyguide endangered?

The lesser honeyguide is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the lesser honeyguide classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyIndicatoridae
  6. genusIndicator
  7. SpeciesIndicator minor Stephens, 1815
Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • LEHOEnglish
  • Thick-billed honeyguideEnglish
  • KleinheuningwyserAfrikaans
  • مرشد العسل الأصغرArabic
  • مرشد العسل الصغيرArabic
  • مرشد العسل سميك المنقارArabic
  • indicador de la mel menorCatalan
  • medozvěstka menšíCzech
  • medozvěstka tlustozobáCzech
  • mêl-gog fachWelsh
  • Gråbrystet HonninggøgDanish
  • NasenstreifhoniganzeigerGerman
  • DickschnabelhoniganzeigerGerman
  • Nasenstreif-HoniganzeigerGerman
  • eta mielindikantoEsperanto
  • Indicador menorSpanish
  • hall-meenäiturEstonian
  • tuhkahunajaopasFinnish
  • harmaahunajaopasFinnish
  • Petit IndicateurFrench
  • sivkasti medovođaCroatian
  • kis mézkalauzHungarian
  • Indicatore minoreItalian
  • コミツオシエJapanese
  • mažasis medpaukštisLithuanian
  • TykknebbvokseterNorwegian Bokmål
  • Kleine HoningspeurderDutch
  • DiksnavelhoningspeurderDutch
  • gråvokseterNorwegian
  • miodowód szarogłowyPolish
  • miodowód grubodzioby/szarogłowyPolish
  • indicador-pequenoPortuguese
  • indicador-pequeno-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Малый медоуказчикRussian
  • Толстоклювый медоуказчикRussian
  • medozvestka sivolícaSlovak
  • Srednji medovođaSerbian
  • mindre honungsvisareSwedish
  • Bıyıklı Büyük BalkılavuzuTurkish
  • воскоїд малийUkrainian
  • 北非响蜜䴕Chinese
  • 北非嚮蜜鴷Chinese
  • iNhlavaZulu

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Relatives of the lesser honeyguide

Other species in the same genus Indicator.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lesser honeyguide?

An adult lesser honeyguide weighs 25.6 g – 28.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lesser honeyguide endangered?

The lesser honeyguide is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the lesser honeyguide?

The lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor) belongs to the family Indicatoridae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-honeyguide

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{lesser_honeyguide_2026,
  title = {Lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-honeyguide},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}