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The yellow-rumped honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus) belongs to the family Indicatoridae under the order Piciformes.
Yellow-rumped honeyguide taxonomy
The family Indicatoridae contains seventeen species in four genera, viz., genus Indicator (eleven species), genus Melichneutes (one species), genus Melignomon (two species) and genus Prodotiscus (three species).Indicator is a genus of near passerine birds, having parrot-like zygodactyl feet. In zygodactyl arrangement of digits, two toes face forward (digits 2 and 3) and two back (digits 1 and 4). Zygodactyly has obvious advantages for birds that spend much of their time on tree trunks.
The Indicator spp. are brood parasites, laying eggs in the nest of birds of other species and relying on the hosts to raise their young. The hosts being mostly hole-nesting species.
The species Indicator xanthonotus was first described by Edward Blyth (23 December 1810 – 27 December 1873), an English zoologist.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Indicator xanthonotus |
| Species: | I. xanthonotus |
| Genus: | Indicator |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Indicatoridae |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Yellow-rumped honeyguide - Indicator xanthonotus 335 Image by John Gould & Henry Constantine Richter |
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| 2.Yellow-rumped honeyguide - Indicator xanthonotus Image by (text) T C Jerdon; (art) R.E.B. |
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| 3.Yellow-rumped honeyguide - Indicator xanthonotus Image by Dibyendu Ash |
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| 4.Yellow-rumped honeyguide - Indicator xanthonotus Image by Veronesi |
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| 5.Yellow-rumped honeyguide - Indicator xanthonotus Image by Ron Knight |
1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BirdsAsiaJohnGoVIGoul_0200.jpg (cropped)
Author: John Gould & Henry Constantine Richter | License: public domain
2.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IndicatorXanthonotusJerdon.jpg (cropped)
Author: (text) T C Jerdon; (art) R.E.B. | License: public domain
3.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yellow-rumped_Honeyguide_Khangchendzonga_National_Park_West_Sikkim_Sikkim_India_17.02.2016.jpg(cropped)
Author: Dibyendu Ash | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/22681342001/ (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 7/28/17
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussexbirder/8076997263/(cropped)
Author: Ron Knight | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/29/17
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