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Willcocks's honeyguide

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Piciformes

Genus
  
Indicator

Higher classification
  
Indicator

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Indicatoridae

Scientific name
  
Indicator willcocksi

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Indicator, Thick‑billed honeyguide, Honeyguide, Bird, Dwarf honeyguide

The Willcocks's honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the General Sir James Willcocks.

References

Willcocks's honeyguide Wikipedia