The honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are a family of birds belonging to the order Piciformes found in tropical regions of the Old World. These mostly drab birds are brood parasites and among the only birds that feed on beeswax. Their name comes from the interesting tendency of at least one species in the family to guide humans — and allegedly other honey-eating mammals — to beehives where they would later feed on.

The family comprises 16 species in 4 genera. Genera Prodotiscus (3 species), Melichneutes (1 species) and Melignomon (2 species) are fully restricted to Subsaharan Africa. While most species of genus Indicator (10 species) are also restricted to Africa, two species of such genus are extralimital and occur in the Indomalayan realm.