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title: "Lesser Honeyguide"
description: "Indicator minor — Uccelli. The lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae that is widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lesser-honeyguide
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Honeyguide

> Indicator minor — Uccelli. The lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae that is widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Indicator minor*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 938
- Wikidata: [Q1260894](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1260894)
- iNaturalist taxon: [204526](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204526)

## Names

- en: Lesser Honeyguide
- de: Nasenstreifhoniganzeiger
- es: Indicador menor
- fr: Petit Indicateur
- nl: Kleine honingspeurder
- pt: Indicador-pequeno
- pl: Miodowód szarogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (537), ZW (32), GM (31), BW (29), NA (29), KE (28), TZ (22), ZM (17), MW (16), MZ (11), BF (10), UG (10)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_honeyguide

## Photo

![Lesser Honeyguide](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-honeyguide/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jonathan Whitaker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69361379

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-honeyguide?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).