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Spotted Honeyguide
Indicator maculatus G. R. Gray, 1847
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The spotted honeyguide (Indicator maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Wikipedia contributors, Spotted honeyguide; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:15:32.084390+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Indicator maculatus G. R. Gray, 1847
- Name authority
- G. R. Gray, 1847
- Common name
- Spotted Honeyguide
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Indicatoridae
- Genus
- Indicator
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyIndicatoridae
- genusIndicator Stephens, 1815
- speciesIndicator maculatus G. R. Gray, 1847
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Indicator. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator (Sparrman, 1777) | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus (Oberholser, 1905) | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor Stephens, 1815 | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilio Chapin, 1958 | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus R. Lesson, 1830 | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotus Blyth, 1842 | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Least HoneyguideIndicator exilis (Cassin, 1856) | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malaysian HoneyguideIndicator archipelagicus Temminck, 1832 | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thick-billed HoneyguideIndicator conirostris (Cassin, 1856) | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksi Alexander, 1901 | IndicatoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553930 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3PLPG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.