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, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal and Burma.
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.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Indicator xanthonotus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 9 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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