Green-backed honeybird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Indicatoridae
Genus: Prodotiscus
Species:
P. zambesiae
Binomial name
Prodotiscus zambesiae
Shelley, 1894

The green-backed honeybird (Prodotiscus zambesiae), also known as the eastern green-backed honeyguide, green-backed honeyguide and slender-billed honeyguide, is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is a nest parasite of the Northern yellow white-eye.[2]

Range

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus zambesiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680672A92872156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680672A92872156.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Takasu, Fugo (2019-11-28). "Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mimicry cannot explain rejection type in a host–brood parasite system". Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature. Retrieved 2023-11-16.


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