| Green-backed honeybird | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Indicatoridae |
| Genus: | Prodotiscus |
| Species: | P. zambesiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Prodotiscus zambesiae Shelley, 1894 | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- (Slender-billed honeyguide = ) Green-backed honeyguide - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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