Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
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The Yellow-rumped Honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus) is a bird that is native to India. It is found along the Himalayas and like other honeyguides it leads humans and bears to bee hives. They are among a few vertebrates capable of feeding on bees-wax.
They are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nest of host species. The host species for the Yellow-rumped Honeyguide are as yet unknown and undocumented. The male are polygynous and have lekking displays.
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- BirdLife International (2004). Indicator xanthonotus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
- Cronin, E. W., & P. W. Sherman 1976. A resource-based mating system: the Orange-rumped Honeyguide. Living Bird 15: 5-32.
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