The scaly-throated honeyguide (Indicator variegatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.

Range

Dorsal view, Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, coastal Kenya

It is found in Angola, Burundi, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Habitat

Scaly-throated honeyguides are found in dense woodland, thickets, and forest, usually only identifiable by their high-pitched, trill-like ascending call. Regarding size, they 18–19 cm in length, weighing 34–55 g and rarely up to 61 g. [1]