1. General names
In Chinese, the honey guides are literally known as 响蜜䴕 xiǎng-mì-liè 'guide honey woodpecker'. (If you can't see the character, place your mouse over the top.) Only one honeyguide is found in China's far southwest. Unlike their African cousins, the honey guides of Asia do not have the habit of leading people or animals to honey. Accordingly, the Chinese name must be based on English, not on popular local usage (if this exists). |
In Japanese the honey guides are known as ミツオシエ mitsu-oshie (蜜教え in characters) meaning 'honey show-er' or 'honey guide'. They are not found in Japan. |
The honey guides are not found in Vietnam. |
2. Species names
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| Latin | English | Chinese | Chinese (Taiwan) | Other Ch | Japanese | Other J | Vietnamese | Other V |
| Indicator archipelagus/ Indicator archipelagicus  |
Malaysian honeyguide | 马来响蜜䴕 Mǎlái xiǎng-mì-liè 'Malay indicate-honey woodpecker' |
マレーミツオシエ (マレー蜜教え) Marē mitsu-oshie 'Malay honey-guide' |
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| Indicator xanthonotus |
Yellow-rumped honeyguide | 黄腰响蜜䴕 huáng-yāo xiǎng-mì-liè 'yellow-rumped indicate-honey woodpecker' |
インドミツオシエ (インド蜜教え) Indo mitsu-oshie 'Indian honey-guide' |
3. Notes
The distribution of the Indicatoridae in Asia can be found at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of PICIFORMES in East Asia. |
