Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus)
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Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850)

13 gWeight

The yellow-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae (African barbets), which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa.

Most records: Uganda, Kenya, South Africa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird has been recorded at 267 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 27 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. St Lucia – iGwalagwala TrailSouth Africa749 records
  2. Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya584 records
  3. Kibale NPUganda520 records
More places
  1. Kakamega Forest NRKenya438 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda402 records
  3. Eshowe – Dlinza ForestSouth Africa390 records
  4. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda367 records
  5. Nairobi NPKenya354 records
  6. Bigodi SwampUganda344 records
  7. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda306 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaKenyaSouth AfricaGhanaMozambiqueRwandaZimbabweEquatorial Guinea

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 yellow-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae (African barbets), which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird?

The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird weighs around 13 g.

Where does the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird live?

Its breeding range: Africa: western, central, southeastern. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa.

Is the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in?

It belongs to the family African Barbets (Lybiidae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Weight
13 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
56 mm
Tail
29 mm
Bill
14 mm
Tarsus
16 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: western, central, southeastern

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
African Barbets Lybiidae
Genus
Pogoniulus

Other birds in the genus Pogoniulus

Speckled TinkerbirdSpeckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceusGreen TinkerbirdGreen TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplexMoustached TinkerbirdMoustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxWestern TinkerbirdWestern TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaeaRed-rumped TinkerbirdRed-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus atroflavusYellow-throated TinkerbirdYellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureusNorthern Red-fronted TinkerbirdNorthern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisSouthern Red-fronted TinkerbirdSouthern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusYellow-fronted TinkerbirdYellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusWestern Yellow-billed BarbetWestern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus goffinii
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

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