How big is a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird?

The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird?

The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird occurs in 29 countries, including South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and Mozambique.

What does a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird?

The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird is most easily confused with the Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird and the Speckled Tinkerbird.

Is the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird endangered?

The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

African Barbets · Piciformes · Uncommon

The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus) is a uncommon african barbet found in 29 countries, weighing about 13 g. The yellow-rumped tinkerbird is a bird species in the family Lybiidae, which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 1 — Photo: Mahomed Desai · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 2 — Photo: Mahomed Desai · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 3 — Photo: Erwin Sieben · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Wynand Uys, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Mahomed Desai, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Mahomed Desai, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

The yellow-rumped tinkerbird is a bird species in the family Lybiidae, which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa.

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What the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sounds like

Recording: Anne Ndung'u · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see it

The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird can be seen all year round, with peak activity in December. It is a resident species across most of its range.

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Quick questions

What does a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird look like?: The yellow-rumped tinkerbird is a bird species in the family Lybiidae, which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
How big is a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird?: The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 13 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird?: The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird occurs in 29 countries, including South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and Mozambique.
What does a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird?: The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird is most easily confused with the Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird and the Speckled Tinkerbird.
Is the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird endangered?: The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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