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ForestCavity nestTiny · 9 g
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The Green Tinkerbird is a diminutive (approximately 11.5 cm, 8.8 g) and active olive-green barbet characterized by a lack of obvious facial markings, a short, two-toned bill with a black tip and yellow base, a conspicuous bright yellow rump, and two distinct yellow wing bars. In the field, this species exhibits a predominantly olive-green appearance with a paler gray-olive underside. The short, dagger-shaped bill is a key feature, along with the striking yellow rump that is often puffed up during vocalizations.
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When to see the Green Tinkerbird
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Green Tinkerbird
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Green Tinkerbird
The green tinkerbird is a species of bird in the African barbet family Lybiidae. It is found in East Africa.
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Easily confused with
Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaeaThe western tinkerbird is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae native to Central Africa, where it has been recorded at altitudes from 900 to 3,030 m.
Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisIt is a strikingly marked bird, characterized by a red patch above the bill in adult males.
Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxThe moustached tinkerbird has mostly a yellow-tinged-green color, a paler belly, and darker undersides.
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