Indicatoridae
E731300
Indicatoridae is a family of small Old World birds, commonly known as honeyguides, noted for their unique behavior of leading mammals and humans to bee nests.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| billType | short bill ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| broodParasitismOn | other hole-nesting birds ⓘ |
| chickBehavior |
hatchlings equipped with bill hooks
ⓘ
hatchlings kill host chicks ⓘ |
| clade | Picides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonBehavior |
guiding humans to bee nests
ⓘ
guiding mammals to bee nests ⓘ |
| commonName | honeyguides ⓘ |
| describedBy | Nicholas Aylward Vigors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1825 ⓘ |
| diet |
bee larvae
ⓘ
bee pupae ⓘ honey ⓘ insects ⓘ wax ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
consumer of beeswax
ⓘ
nest parasite of cavity-nesting birds ⓘ |
| economicImportance | helps humans locate wild honey ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | thick-shelled eggs ⓘ |
| foragingStratum |
canopy
ⓘ
subcanopy ⓘ |
| guidingAssociation |
Homo sapiens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
honey badgers ⓘ other mammals ⓘ ratels ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
open forests ⓘ savannas ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
sub-Saharan Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tropical Asia ⓘ |
| notableTrait | ability to digest beeswax ⓘ |
| numberOfGenera | about 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpecies | about 17 ⓘ |
| order | Piciformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | dull-colored ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | brood parasitism ⓘ |
| suborder | Pici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Indicator ⓘ |
| vocalization | distinctive calls used in guiding behavior ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.