Scaly-throated honeyguide
| Scaly-throated honeyguide | |
|---|---|
| In Arabuko-Sokoke Forest | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Indicatoridae |
| Genus: | Indicator |
| Species: | I. variegatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Indicator variegatus Lesson, 1830 | |
The scaly-throated honeyguide (Indicator variegatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. They have a mutualistic relationship with humans in which they attract beekeepers towards bees' nests and then feeding on the remains, especially larvae.