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Malayan honeyguide

Indicator archipelagicus Temminck, 1832

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The malayan honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus) is a species in the family Indicatoridae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 31.6 g to 32.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Malayan honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus)
Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the malayan honeyguide

Weight
31.6 g – 32.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the malayan honeyguide live?

Not recorded

What is the malayan honeyguide?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Malayan honeyguide or Malaysian honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus) is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, which are paleotropical birds related to the woodpeckers. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

From the Wikipedia article “Malayan honeyguide” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malayan_honeyguide&oldid=1383243809), 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 malayan honeyguide endangered?

The malayan honeyguide is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species.

How is the malayan honeyguide classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyIndicatoridae
  6. genusIndicator
  7. SpeciesIndicator archipelagicus Temminck, 1832

Synonyms Indicator archipelagus, Indicator archipelagus inornatus

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Malay honeyguideEnglish
  • Malay honeyguideEnglish
  • Malaysian honeyguideEnglish
  • Malaysian honeyguideEnglish
  • Malaysian honeyguideEnglish
  • Malaysian honeyguideEnglish
  • مرشد العسل الماليزيArabic
  • indicador de la mel malaiCatalan
  • medozvěstka malajskáCzech
  • MalajhonninggøgDanish
  • MalayhonninggøgDanish
  • MalaienhoniganzeigerGerman
  • Malaien-HoniganzeigerGerman
  • malajzia mielindikantoEsperanto
  • Indicador malayoSpanish
  • malai meenäiturEstonian
  • malakanhunajaopasFinnish
  • Indicateur archipélagiqueFrench
  • crvenooki medovođaCroatian
  • malajziai mézkalauzHungarian
  • Pemandu-lebah asiaIndonesian
  • Indicatore di MalesiaItalian
  • マレーミツオシエJapanese
  • malajinis medpaukštisLithuanian
  • Maleise HoningspeurderDutch
  • gulskuldervokseterNorwegian
  • miodowód malajskiPolish
  • indicador-malaioPortuguese
  • Зондский медоуказчикRussian
  • Малайский медоуказчикRussian
  • medozvestka žltoplecáSlovak
  • Malezijski medovođaSerbian
  • malajhonungsvisareSwedish
  • นกพรานผึ้งThai
  • Malay BalkılavuzuTurkish
  • воскоїд малазійськийUkrainian
  • 馬來嚮蜜鴷Chinese
  • 马来响蜜䴕Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the malayan 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 malayan honeyguide?

An adult malayan honeyguide weighs 31.6 g – 32.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the malayan honeyguide endangered?

The malayan honeyguide is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the malayan honeyguide?

The malayan honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus) belongs to the family Indicatoridae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Malayan honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-honeyguide

MLA

“Malayan honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-honeyguide.

BibTeX
@misc{malayan_honeyguide_2026,
  title = {Malayan honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-honeyguide},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}