Lesser honeyguide
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The lesser honeyguide 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
2007 09 22 Lesser Honeyguide
The brood parasite nestling, here peeking from the nest of a black-collared barbet, waiting to be fed
Lybiidae
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Lybiidae is a family of birds also known as the African barbets. There are 44 species ranging from the type genus Lybius of forest interior to the tinkerbirds of forest and scrubland. They are found t
Lesser honeyguide
…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. The lesser honeyguide was formally described in…
Beardedbarbet
Red-and-yellow barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Gray throated Barbet Kakamega Kenya 06 1744
Barbatula olivacea Keulemans