Tag Archive for 'Honey hunting'

Spottiswoode & Wood show experimentally that honeyguides in Tanzania and Mozambique discriminate among honey hunters’ calls, responding more readily to local than to foreign calls. Image credit: Brian Wood.

Honeyguide Birds Can Recognize Distinct Vocal Signals to Help People Locate Beehives: Study

Dec 8, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Greater honeyguides (Indicator indicator), a species of African bird, are well known to guide other species to beehives. They have even been known to work...