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Brown-backed honeybird
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Indicatoridae
Genus:	Prodotiscus
Species:	P. regulus
Binomial name
	Prodotiscus regulus; Sundevall, 1850
	range

The brown-backed honeybird (Prodotiscus regulus), also known as Wahlberg's honeybird, Wahlberg's honeyguide and sharp-billed honeyguide, is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. This bird is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.

Range

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DRC, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

References

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus regulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680677A92872403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680677A92872403.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

External links

(Sharp-billed Honeyguide =) Brown-backed Honeyguide - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus regulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680677A92872403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680677A92872403.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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