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Brown-backed Honeybird
Wahlberg's Honeyguide (Prodotiscus regulus)2
Information
Common Name Wahlberg's Honeybird, Wahlberg's Honeyguide and Sharp-billed Honeyguide
Range Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Piciformes
Family Indicatoridae
Genus Prodotiscus
Species Prodotiscus regulus
Conservation Status
LCSpecies
Least Concern

The Brown-backed honeybird (Prodotiscus regulus), also known as the Wahlberg's honeybird, Wahlberg's honeyguide and sharp-billed honeyguide, is a species of honeybird in the Indicatoridae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

This bird is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.

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