genus
Indicator
Indicator is a genus in the family Indicatoridae. This database currently files 12 species under it.
- Species filed
- 12
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 58%
- Weight range
- 13.1 g – 50.4 g
Best-known members of Indicator
Ranked by popularity score.

Greater honeyguide
Indicator indicator

Lesser honeyguide
Indicator minor

Malayan honeyguide
Indicator archipelagicus

Dwarf honeyguide
Indicator pumilio

Scaly-throated honeyguide
Indicator variegatus

Yellow-rumped honeyguide
Indicator xanthonotus

Pallid honeyguide
Indicator meliphilus
Least honeyguide
Indicator exilis
How threatened is Indicator?
10 of 12 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 10% |
| LCLeast Concern | 9 | 90% |
All species in Indicator
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater honeyguide | Indicator indicator | Indicatoridae | Least Concern | 50.4 g | Not recorded |
| Lesser honeyguide | Indicator minor | Indicatoridae | Least Concern | 28.2 g | Not recorded |
| Malayan honeyguide | Indicator archipelagicus | Indicatoridae | Near Threatened | 32.4 g | Not recorded |
| Dwarf honeyguide | Indicator pumilio | Indicatoridae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| Scaly-throated honeyguide | Indicator variegatus | Indicatoridae | Least Concern | 48.8 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-rumped honeyguide | Indicator xanthonotus | Indicatoridae | Least Concern | 30.4 g | Not recorded |
| Pallid honeyguide | Indicator meliphilus | Indicatoridae | Least Concern | 14 g | Not recorded |
| Least honeyguide | Indicator exilis | Indicatoridae | Least Concern | 17.9 g | Not recorded |
| Willcocks's honeyguide | Indicator willcocksi | Indicatoridae | Least Concern | 15.4 g | Not recorded |
| Spotted honeyguide | Indicator maculatus | Indicatoridae | Least Concern | 46.8 g | Not recorded |
| Thick-billed honeyguide | Indicator conirostris | Indicatoridae | Not recorded | 30.2 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Indicator maculicollis | Indicatoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |