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Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus)

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus)
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus)

About Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds
  • Family: African Barbets

The yellow-fronted tinkerbird is a small bird in the family Lybiidae formerly known as yellow-fronted tinker barbet. It is sometimes considered conspecific with its southern counterpart, the red-fronted tinkerbird, Pogoniulus pusillus. Barbets are near passerine birds with bristles around the base of the bill and a world-wide tropical distribution.

Source: Wikipedia

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Visits

  • 2003-01-15

    Etosha National Park, Namibia
  • 2011-01-12

    Wondo Genet, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-12