Are nest parasites...widespread
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Indicator indicator
(L 7-7.5" Wt 1.8 oz)
Name refer to its habit of
guiding mammals including
people to bee colonies.
The Honey guide thro Africa’s groves
In search of treasured sweetness roves
(Elizbeth Knipe Cobbold, 1823)
© Jennifer F.
M. Horne
Macaulay
Library
Indicator in Latin means
indicator, guide.