Speckled Tinkerbird
NameSpeckled Tinkerbird
Common NameSpeckled Tinkerbird
Scientific NamePogoniulus scolopaceus
FamilyLybiidae
Wingspan (cm)19
Length (cm)11.5
Weight (g)13
Plumage DetailsThe upperparts are green, contrasting with a heavily speckled brown and yellow crown, nape, and breast. The belly is a pale yellowish-white. It possesses a dark, stout bill and a distinctive pale yellow eye-ring around a dark iris.
Vocalization / CallA rapid, monotonous, and persistent "pop-pop-pop" or "tink-tink-tink" call, often delivered for extended periods from a high perch within the forest canopy.
Primary Dietomnivore
Primary Habitatsforest
Conservation Statusleast-concern
Geographic RangeFound across West and Central Africa, its range extends from Sierra Leone east through countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon, reaching into Uganda, and south to northern Angola.
Identifying Featuressmall size, heavily speckled head and breast, green upperparts, pale yellow eye-ring, monotonous 'tink' call
Description
A small, stocky African barbet characterized by its green upperparts and heavily speckled brown and yellow head and breast. It primarily forages on fruit in the forest canopy, often giving its distinctive monotonous "tink" call. This species is typically found in tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests.
