Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor Stephens, 1815 — also called LEHO, Thick-billed Honeyguide. Occurrence records of the Lesser Honeyguide are shared on GBIF from around 40 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve (932 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernIndicatoridae

40reserves with records

3 016records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor) — Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	932
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	491
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	204
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	204
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	187
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	178
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	155
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	88
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	75
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	73
Melville KoppiesNature reserve	GP Gauteng	56
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	56
Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	54
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	28
Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	28
Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	23
Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	LP Limpopo	20
Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	19
King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	19
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	18
Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	13
Lion & Safari ParkGame reserve	GP Gauteng	12
De Onderstepoort Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	10
SS Skosana Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	10
Magaliesberg Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve	GP Gauteng	9
Mariannwood Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	7
Mbumbazi Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	5
Enseleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	5
Botterblom Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Hluleka Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	4
Hluleka Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	4
Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Kgaswane Nature Reserve RustenburgNature reserve	NW North West	4
Anysberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	3
9 Highlands WildernessNature reserve	LP Limpopo	3
56 Highlands WildernessNature reserve	LP Limpopo	3
Doornkop Fish and Wildlife ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Long Tom Pas-Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Waters Meeting Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
HaasgatProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 11 reserves
Gauteng: 9 reserves
Limpopo: 5 reserves
Mpumalanga: 5 reserves
Eastern Cape: 5 reserves
Western Cape: 4 reserves
North West: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Indicatoridae
Scientific name: Indicator minor
GBIF taxon: 5228985
Wikidata: Q1260894

More of the Indicatoridae family

Greater Honeyguide Scaly-throated Honeyguide Brown-backed Honeybird

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.