| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:bird 
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                                | gptkbp:broodParasitism | kingfishers woodpeckers
 starlings
 swallows
 barbets
 bee-eaters
 hornbills
 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | honeyguide 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | least concern (most species) 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | insects larvae
 beeswax
 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa gptkb:southern_Asia
 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:Indicatoridae 
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                                | gptkbp:features | chick kills host chicks digest beeswax
 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | gptkb:19th_century 
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                                | gptkbp:fledgingPeriod | about 30 days 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Indicator gptkb:Melichneutes
 gptkb:Prodotiscus
 
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                                | gptkbp:incubationPeriod | about 15 days 
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                                | gptkbp:interactsWith | gptkb:Yao_people_of_Mozambique Hadza people of Tanzania
 
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                                | gptkbp:IUCNStatus | varies by species 
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                                | gptkbp:laysEggs | lays eggs in nests of other birds 
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                                | gptkbp:lifespan | up to 8 years 
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                                | gptkbp:nesting | do not build own nests 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFeature | brood parasitism guides humans to bee hives
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableSpecies | gptkb:greater_honeyguide gptkb:lesser_honeyguide
 gptkb:scaly-throated_honeyguide
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSpecies | about 17 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Piciformes 
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                                | gptkbp:plumage | dull brown or gray 
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                                | gptkbp:range | 11 to 20 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:relationshipWithBees | feeds on beeswax and larvae 
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                                | gptkbp:scientificName | gptkb:Indicatoridae 
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                                | gptkbp:sexualDimorphism | minimal 
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                                | gptkbp:typeSpecies | Indicator indicator 
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                                | gptkbp:vocalization | calls to attract humans 
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                                | gptkbp:weight | 10 to 50 grams 
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                                | gptkbp:与人类关系 | mutualism commensalism
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Picidae gptkb:Piciformes
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | honeyguides 
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