Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Taxobox
name = Red-fronted Tinkerbird
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Piciformes
familia = Lybiidae
genus = " Pogoniulus"
species = "P. pusillus"
binomial = "Pogoniulus pusillus"
binomial_authority = (Dumont, 1816)The Red-fronted Tinkerbird, "Pogoniulus pusillus" formerly known as Red-fronted Tinker Barbet is a small African barbet. Barbets are near passerine birds bristles around the base of the bill. They have a world-wide tropical distribution.

The Red-fronted Tinkerbird is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in eastern South Africa, with a separate population from southern Sudan and Ethiopia south to central and eastern Tanzania. It is sometimes considered conspecific with its northern counterpart, the Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, "Pogoniulus chrysoconus".

The Red-fronted Tinkerbird is associated with juniper forest and scrub. It nests in a tree hole, and lays two or three eggs. It eats berries and fruit, particularly mistletoe, but also takes insects as it forages in deep cover.

The Red-fronted Tinkerbird is 9-10.5 cm in length. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head, and short tail. The adult has black upperparts heavlly streaked with yellow and white, and a golden wing patch. Its head has a strong black and white pattern, with a red forecrown spot. Its underparts and rump are lemon yellow. Sexes are similar in appearance, but young birds lack the red forehead.

This species is distinguished from Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird by the colour of the forehead spot, the golden wing patch, and its overall darker appearance.

It is often confused with the Red-fronted Barbet but it is significantly smaller than that species, has a black moustache and a less robust bill, and lacks a broad yellow superciliary stripe.

At about 100 repetitions per minute, the Red -fronted Tinkerbird's call is a fast "tink-tink-tink-tink", very similar to that of Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird . Many barbets perch prominently, but, unlike their larger relatives, the smaller tinkerbirds sing from cover and are more frequently heard than seen.

References

* Sinclair, Hockey and Tarboton, "SASOL Birds of Southern Africa", ISBN 1-86872-721-1

External links

* [http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/tinker-rf.htm Kenya birds]


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