Yellow-rumped tinkerbird facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Yellow-rumped tinkerbird |
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| Adult bird in the Kruger N. P. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Lybiidae |
| Genus: | Pogoniulus |
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P. bilineatus
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| Pogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850)
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The yellow-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus) is a small, colorful bird found in sub-Saharan Africa. It belongs to the family Lybiidae, which are also known as African barbets. These birds live in warm, wet areas like tropical and subtropical forests.
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About the Yellow-Rumped Tinkerbird
This bird gets its name from the bright yellow patch on its lower back, or "rump." Tinkerbirds are known for their calls, which often sound like a "tink-tink-tink" repeated over and over. They are usually found high up in trees, where they look for food.
Where They Live
The yellow-rumped tinkerbird lives across a large part of Africa. You can find them in many countries, including:
- Angola
- Benin
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ivory Coast
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
They prefer habitats with lots of trees, like forests and woodlands, where they can find insects and fruit to eat.
Different Types of Yellow-Rumped Tinkerbirds
Just like people can have different looks depending on where they come from, animals can have different types too. These are called subspecies. Scientists have identified several subspecies of the yellow-rumped tinkerbird, which are slightly different from each other. They are:
- P. b. leucolaimus
- P. b. poensis
- P. b. mfumbiri
- P. b. jacksoni
- P. b. fischeri
- P. b. bilineatus
Gallery
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A yellow-rumped tinkerbird seen in Uganda.
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An old illustration of the yellow-rumped tinkerbird by J.G. Keulemans.
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 | Sharif Bey |
 | Hale Woodruff |
 | Richmond Barthé |
 | Purvis Young |
