About the Moustached Tinkerbird
The moustached tinkerbird is a species of bird in the large Piciformes order in the Lybiidae family. It occurs in high-altitude forests in central Africa. It is greenish with little sexual dimorphism. The tinkerbird eats berries and insects.
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The moustached tinkerbird has mostly a yellow-tinged-green color, a paler belly, and darker undersides. Feathers on the upper lores, ear covert, and the sides of the neck are grey with green tips giving a more olive-grey appearance. From the corners of the bill, the characteristic white slash runs across the lower lores and lines the undereye. From there, it continues down each side of the neck where it broadens and abruptly ends. The blackish sides contrast with the yellow-green back and bright-yellow rump. Yellow-green lines the otherwise black tail feathers. Voice: Both sexes become very vocal during the breeding season. The moustached tinkerbird usually sings when concealed by dense vegetation. Occasionally, they will vocalize out in the open atop a perch. The moustached tinkerbird has two common call patterns. The moustached tinkerbird may discharge a singular trill that is often slower at onset: "pi-pi-pi-pi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i".
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Where the Moustached Tinkerbird lives
When to see the Moustached Tinkerbird
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
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.
Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplexThe 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.
Red-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus atroflavusVoice: The species is known for its distinctive calls, which include an unbroken series of “pop” notes delivered at approximately 1.3 per second, rapid “bdddddt” trills lasting 3–4 seconds with around 29 notes per second, and shorter, higher-pitched trills at about 16 notes per second.
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