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Indicatoridae
Also known as the Honeyguide family, honeyguides, honey birds, indicator birds
Honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are a family of 16 species of birds in the order Piciformes. They are also known as indicator birds, or honey birds, although the latter term is also used more narrowly to refer to species of the genus Prodotiscus. They have an Old World tropical distribution, with the greatest number of species in Africa and two in Asia. These birds are best known for their interaction with humans. Honeyguides are noted and named from one or two species that will deliberately lead humans directly to bee colonies, so that they can feast on the grubs and beeswax that are left
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Honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are a small group of 16 bird species found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia, best known for their remarkable ability to lead humans to bee colonies. These birds benefit from this partnership by eating the grubs and beeswax left behind after humans harvest the honey, making them uniquely cooperative with people compared to most wild birds.
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Species
Indicatoridae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPiciformes
- FamilyIndicatoridae
Observations recorded162,665
屬 Indicator Melichneutes Melignomon Prodotiscus 嚮蜜鴷（學名：Indicatoridae）是一種奇特的鳥，當他發現蜂窩時，會發出叫聲，吸引蜜獾或人類跟著牠找到蜂窩，等蜜獾或人類把蜂窩破壞後，再吃他們剩下來的蜂蜜和蜂蠟。比較特別的是，嚮蜜鴷的消化系統中有一些特殊的微生物，因此牠才能吃一般動物無法消化的蜂蠟。分類學上屬於鳥綱鴷形目中的嚮蜜鴷科，共有4屬17種。 種 斑嚮蜜鴷 Indicator maculatus Spotted Honeyguide 鳞喉嚮蜜鴷 Indicator variegatus Scaly-throated Honeyguide 黑喉响蜜鴷 Indicator indicator Greater Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus Malaysian Honeyguide 北非嚮蜜鴷 Indicator minor Lesser Honeyguide 厚嘴嚮蜜鴷 Indicator conirostris Thick-billed Honeyguide 西非响蜜鴷 Indicator willcocksi Willcocks's Honeyguide 小嚮蜜鴷 Indicator exilis Least Honeyguide 侏儒嚮蜜鴷 Indicator pumilio Dwarf Honeyguide 东非嚮蜜鴷 Indicator meliphilus Pallid Honeyguide 印度嚮蜜鴷/黄腰响蜜鴷 Indicator xanthonotus Yellow-rumped Honeyguide 琴尾嚮蜜鴷 Melichneutes robustus Lyre-tailed Honeyguide 黄脚嚮蜜鴷 Melignomon eisentrauti Yellow-footed Honeyguide 中非嚮蜜鴷 Melignomon zenkeri Zenker's Honeyguide 尖嘴蜜鴷 Prodotiscus insignis Cassin's Honeyguide 绿背蜜鴷 Prodotiscus zambesiae Green-backed Honeyguide 非洲蜜鴷 Prodotiscus regulus Wahlberg's Honeyguide 外部連結 维基共享资源中相关的多媒体资源：響蜜鴷 Barbet videos on the Internet Bird Collection Don Roberson's Bird Families of the World 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=響蜜鴷&oldid=35519635” 分类：
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- Behaviour
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- Breeding
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Honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are a family of 16 species of birds in the order Piciformes. They are also known as indicator birds, or honey birds, although the latter term is also used more narrowly to refer to species of the genus Prodotiscus. They have an Old World tropical distribution, with the greatest number of species in Africa and two in Asia. These birds are best known for their interaction with humans. Honeyguides are noted and named from one or two species that will deliberately lead humans directly to bee colonies, so that they can feast on the grubs and beeswax that are left behind. Interaction between honeyguides and honey badgers has also been reported.
==Taxonomy== The Indicatoridae were noted for their barbet-like structure and brood-parasitic behaviour and morphologically considered unique among the non-passerines in having nine primaries. The phylogenetic relationship between the honeyguides and the eight other families that make up the order Piciformes is shown in the cladogram below. The number of species in each family is taken from the list maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela C. Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). {{Clade| style=font-size:100%;line-height:100% |label1=Piciformes |1= }}