About Prodotiscus regulus Sundevall, 1850
Taxonomic Naming Origin
Prodotiscus regulus was first formally described by Sundevall in 1850.
Common Names
This bird species is commonly called the brown-backed honeybird, and it also goes by the alternate common names of Wahlberg's honeybird, Wahlberg's honeyguide, and sharp-billed honeyguide.
Family Classification
It belongs to the Indicatoridae bird family.
Eponymy
It is named in honor of Johan August Wahlberg, a Swedish naturalist.
Geographic Distribution
It can be found across a broad area of Africa, with recorded occurrences in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
