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Malaysian Honeyguide

A species of Typical Honeyguides
Scientific name : Indicator archipelagicus Genus : Typical Honeyguides

Malaysian Honeyguide, A species of Typical Honeyguides
Botanical name: Indicator archipelagicus
Genus: Typical Honeyguides
Malaysian Honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus) Photo By Lars Petersson

Description

It is a medium-sized, up to 18 cm long, olive-brown honeyguide with greenish streaks, reddish iris, thick grey bill and greyish white below. The male has a yellow patch on the shoulder, while the female has none. The young resembles the female with streaked underparts.
Size
16 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Malaysian Honeyguide specializes in consuming beeswax, along with adult and larval bees and other insects. Known to forage around bee nests and visit flowering trees frequented by bees, it exhibits unique adaptations for extracting wax from combs, even in the presence of bees.
Habitat
Malaysian Honeyguide typically dwells in lowland broadleaved forests, including lowland dipterocarp, alluvial, and secondary forests, as well as riverine habitats. It frequently occurs within landscapes containing cocoa, rubber, and Albizia plantations, and has been known to inhabit gardens. Malaysian Honeyguide is closely associated with open-nesting honeybee species. This bird is generally found at altitudes up to 700 m but can occasionally be encountered at higher elevations around 950 m and exceptionally up to 1300 m on Borneo.
Dite type
Insectivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type

Species Status

Due to ongoing habitat loss, local and sparse population, the Malaysian honeyguide is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Malaysian Honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus) Malaysian Honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus) Photo By Lars Petersson
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