Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Honeyguides Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Indicatoridae Genera Indicator Melichneutes Prodotiscus Honeyguides are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes.They have an Old World tropical distribution, with the greatest number of species in Africa and a few in Asia. These dull coloured birds, related to the barbets, are insect-eaters, often feeding on bees and wasps, together with their honey and wax. Their English and scientific names both refer to the habit of some species of leading humans or suitable large mammals, such as the ratel or "honey badger," to bee's nests. When the larger species breaks into the nest, the birds will take their share too. Order Piciformes Family Picidae, (woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks Family Capitonidae, (barbets) Family Ramphastidae, (toucans Family Indicatoridae, (honeyguides) Family Galbulidae, (jacamars) Family Bucconidae, (puffbirds etc) The last two families are sometimes separated as the order Gabuliformes. Species list Family Indicatoridae Genus Indicator Spotted Honeyguide, Indicator maculatus Scaly-throated Honeyguide, Indicator variegatus Greater Honeyguide, Indicator indicator Malaysian Honeyguide, Indicator archipelagicus Lesser Honeyguide, Indicator minor Thick-billed Honeyguide, Indicator conirostris Willcock's Honeyguide, Indicator willcocksi Least Honeyguide, Indicator exilis Dwarf Honeyguide, Indicator pumilio Pallid Honeyguide, Indicator meliphilus Yellow-rumped Honeyguide, Indicator xanthonotus Genus Melichneutes Lyre-tailed Honeyguide, Melichneutes robustus Yellow-footed Honeyguide, Melignomon eisentrauti Zenker's Honeyguide, Melignomon zenkeri Genus Prodotiscus Cassin's Honeyguide, Prodotiscus insignis Green-backed Honeyguide, Prodotiscus zambesiae Wahlberg's Honeyguide Prodotiscus regulus This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.