Tinkerbirds
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The Tinkerbird is the Pogoniulus genus of the African barbet family of near passerines, formerly known as Tinker Barbet. They are widely distributed in tropical Africa.
List of species in taxonomic order
- African Green-tinkerbirds (Pogoniulus simplex): Found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
- Moustached Green-tinkerbirds (Pogoniulus leucomystax): Found in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
- Red-fronted Tinkerbirds, (Pogoniulus pusillus)
- Red-rumped Tinkerbirds (Pogoniulus atroflavus): Found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
- Speckled Tinkerbirds (Pogoniulus scolopaceus): Found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.
- Western Green-tinkerbirds (Pogoniulus coryphaeus): Found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.
- White-chested Tinkerbirds (Pogoniulus makawai): Endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbirds, Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbirds (Pogoniulus bilineatus): Found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbirds (Pogoniulus subsulphureus): Found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
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