Thick-billed Honeyguide
The Thick-billed Honeyguide (Indicator conirostris) is a bird of the honeyguide family Indicatoridae. It has been reported interbreeding with the related Lesser Honeyguide (I. minor) and the two are sometimes treated as a single species.
It is 14-15 centimetres long and has a heavy black bill. The upperparts are yellow-green with dark streaking while the head and underparts are dark greyish, sometimes with faint streaking. The outer tail-feathers are mostly white and there may be a pale spot on the lores. Juvenile birds are similar to adults but are darker and greener. The Lesser Honeyguide is smaller with a less heavy bill. It has a paler head and underparts, less-streaked upperparts and a more conspicuous patch on the lores.
The calls of the Thick-billed Honeyguide include a repeated "frip" which is similar to the call of the Lesser Honeyguide but deeper.
It is 14-15 centimetres long and has a heavy black bill. The upperparts are yellow-green with dark streaking while the head and underparts are dark greyish, sometimes with faint streaking. The outer tail-feathers are mostly white and there may be a pale spot on the lores. Juvenile birds are similar to adults but are darker and greener. The Lesser Honeyguide is smaller with a less heavy bill. It has a paler head and underparts, less-streaked upperparts and a more conspicuous patch on the lores.
The calls of the Thick-billed Honeyguide include a repeated "frip" which is similar to the call of the Lesser Honeyguide but deeper.
