Western tinkerbird

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Western tinkerbird
Western green tinkerbird.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Lybiidae
Genus: Pogoniulus
Species:
P. coryphaea
Binomial name
Pogoniulus coryphaea
(Reichenow, 1892)
Subspecies[2]
  • P. c. angolensis - (Boulton, 1931)
  • P. c. coryphaea - (Reichenow, 1892)
  • P. c. hildamariae - (Sclater, WL, 1938)

The western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea) is an African barbet native to Central Africa, where it has been recorded at altitudes from 900 to 3,030 m (2,950 to 9,940 ft).[1]

It occurs in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.[1]

Taxonomy[]

African barbets are part of the Lybiidae family.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d BirdLife International (2018). "Pogoniulus coryphaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22681740A130046358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22681740A130046358.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.


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