| Scaly-throated honeyguide | |
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| In Arabuko-Sokoke Forest | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Indicatoridae |
| Genus: | Indicator |
| Species: | I. variegatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Indicator variegatus Lesson, 1830
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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.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680612A92868347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680612A92868347.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Floris, Ignazio; Pusceddu, Michelina; Satta, Alberto (2020). "Birds and honey bees: A brief overview on this antagonistic relationship and its potential impact on beekeeping". Redia. 103: 65–67. doi:10.19263/redia-103.20.11. ISSN 0370-4327.