Honeyguides

Lyre-tailed Honeyguide

Melichneutes robustus

The Lyre-tailed Honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus) is a 54 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Honeyguides

Order

Piciformes

Weight

54 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Eq. Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Central African Rep., Liberia, Uganda.

Where to see it: IET station (Côte d'Ivoire); Parc de la Lekedi (Gabon); PN de la Lopé (general area) (Gabon); Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire); Sangha lodge (2,9860,16,2323) (Central African Republic).