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Aruba Tented Camp, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 2012

Indicator meliphilus

Distribution

Africa:
Western Africa: occurs only in DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: found only in Zimbabwe

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are two subspecies^[1]:

• I. m. meliphilus:

• Eastern Uganda and central and southeastern Kenya to northeastern Tanzania

• I. m. angolensis:

• Central Angola to southern Zaire, southern Malawi, Zimbabwe and central Mozambique

A third subspecies narokensis is generally considered invalid^[2].

Habitat

Riparian forest.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pallid Honeyguide. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pallid_Honeyguide

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