Kleinheuningwyser

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Indicator minor

Familie / Family: Indicatoridae

Spesienommer / Species number: 442

🏡 Bly hier – Resident

Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.

This bird lives here all year round.

'n Klein grys-olyf voëltjie met 'n swart "snor" en 'n kort, dik bek. Dit eet byewas, bye-larwes en insekte.

Waar by die skool? Kyk stilweg bo-in groot bome.

Wil jy weet? Dit kan byewas verteer – amper geen ander voël kan dit doen nie! Dit lê sy eiers in die neste van houtkappers.

A small grey-olive bird with a black "moustache" and a short, thick bill. It eats beeswax, bee larvae and insects.

Where at school? Look quietly high up in big trees.

Did you know? It can digest beeswax – hardly any other bird can! It lays its eggs in the nests of barbets.