Honeyguides (Indicatoridae)
Willcocks's Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) - HBW 7, p. 290
French: Indicateur de Willcocks
German: Guineahoniganzeiger
Spanish: Indicador de Willcocks
Taxonomy: Indicator willcocksi Alexander, 1901, Prahou, Ghana.
May form a superspecies with I. meliphilus; that species is very similar in size and vocally, and responds readily to playback of present species’ song. Was long confused with I. exilis, but differs vocally. Races poorly known; form propinquus from Cameroon originally thought to be a distinct species, but now considered a synonym of nominate willcocksi. Birds collected in N Liberia (Wonegizi) thought to be I. exilis, but might in fact refer to present species. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ansorgei C. H. B. Grant, 1915 - Guinea-Bissau.
- willcocksi Alexander, 1901 - Sierre Leone E to S Nigeria, S Cameroon and W Uganda, S to Gabon and C & CE Zaire.
- hutsoni Bannerman, 1928 - NC Nigeria E to S Chad and SW Sudan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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perched one footed on a branch, scratching and preening Locality Nseppe, Mouanko, Littoral Province, Cameroon (ssp willcocksi)
Martin Kennewell 8 March 2009 3 years ago 30 sec 3.3 -
perched on a stump preening Locality Nseppe, Mouanko, Littoral Province, Cameroon (ssp willcocksi)
Martin Kennewell 8 March 2009 3 years ago 17 sec 3.3 -
A bird in a tree, being chased away by a Speckled Tinkerbird Locality Royal Mile, Budongo Forest, Uganda (ssp willcocksi)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2006 6 years ago 17 sec 3.2 -
one perched on a branch, preening Locality Nseppe, Mouanko, Littoral Province, Cameroon (ssp willcocksi)
Martin Kennewell 8 March 2009 3 years ago 24 sec 2.3 -
one perched on a stump looking around Locality Nseppe, Mouanko, Littoral Province, Cameroon (ssp willcocksi)
Martin Kennewell 8 March 2009 3 years ago 25 sec 2.3
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Single bird on forest-edge.
Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp willcocksi)
Tom Tarrant 6 January 2006 3 years ago 2.3
- No sound recordings available yet
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