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Green-backed honeybird

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Green-backed honeybird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Indicatoridae
Genus: Prodotiscus
Species:
P. zambesiae
Binomial name
Prodotiscus zambesiae
Shelley, 1894
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The green-backed honeybird (Prodotiscus zambesiae), also known as the eastern green-backed honeyguide, green-backed honeyguide and slender-billed honeyguide, is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is a nest parasite of the Northern yellow white-eye.[2]

Range

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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus zambesiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680672A92872156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680672A92872156.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Takasu, Fugo (2019-11-28). "Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mimicry cannot explain rejection type in a host–brood parasite system". Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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