Dwarf honeyguide

Dwarf honeyguide
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Indicatoridae
Genus:	Indicator
Species:	I. pumilio
Binomial name
*Indicator pumilio* Chapin, 1958

The dwarf honeyguide (Indicator pumilio) is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Just like other honeyguides, this species is a brood parasite.

References

↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Indicator pumilio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

Brood parasite

Birds

Anseriformes	Black-headed duck

Passeriformes	Cowbird Cuckoo-finch Viduidae Shiny cowbird Brown-headed cowbird Screaming cowbird Giant cowbird Bronzed cowbird

Cuculiformes	Common cuckoo Striped cuckoo Pheasant cuckoo Asian koel Jacobin cuckoo Indian cuckoo Diederik cuckoo Great spotted cuckoo

Piciformes	Honeyguide Thick-billed honeyguide Greater honeyguide

Fish

Of Mouthbrooders	Cuckoo catfish

Of Nestmakers	Pungtungia herzi

Insects

Cuckoo bees	Coelioxys Epeoloides Nomada Bombus (Psithyrus)

Wasps	Cuckoo wasps Ammophila sabulosa Polistes

Lycaenid butterflies	Phengaris alcon Phengaris arion Phengaris rebeli

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