NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Willcocks's Honeyguide
Indicator willcocksi Alexander, 1901
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
Willcocks's honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
It is found mainly throughout the African tropical rainforest.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the General Sir James Willcocks.
Wikipedia contributors, Willcocks's honeyguide; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:55:33.484249+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Indicator willcocksi Alexander, 1901
- Name authority
- Alexander, 1901
- Common name
- Willcocks's 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 willcocksi Alexander, 1901
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 |
| Spotted HoneyguideIndicator maculatus G. R. Gray, 1847 | 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 |
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=553936 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:3PLPM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.