Red-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus atroflavus (Sparrman, 1798)

12–13 cmLength18 gWeight

The red-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus atroflavus) is a small bird species in the Lybiidae family.

Busiest months: January and November · Most records: Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January and November · Most records: Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda

Red-rumped Tinkerbird has been recorded at 80 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana267 records
Ankasa NPGhana199 records
Kakum NP – CanopyGhana198 records

More places

Antwikwaa – forest edge & farm scrubGhana170 records
Atewa – farm scrub and degraded forestGhana153 records
Bosque Científica – Selva PrimariaEquatorial Guinea147 records
Kakum NP – Canopy Walkway & vicinityGhana121 records
Kakum National ParkGhana117 records
Semuliki NPUganda103 records
Semuliki NP – Kirumya TrailUganda87 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ghana Equatorial Guinea Uganda Gabon Côte d’Ivoire Sierra Leone Cameroon Liberia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The red-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus atroflavus) is a small bird species in the Lybiidae family. It is widely distributed across the tropical rainforests of mid-western Africa. This species is monotypic, with no recognized subspecies.

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Questions

How big is the Red-rumped Tinkerbird?

The Red-rumped Tinkerbird is about 12–13 cm long and weighs around 18 g.

Where does the Red-rumped Tinkerbird live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern Senegal to southern Central African Republic, western Uganda and central DR Congo. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Equatorial Guinea and Uganda.