Western tinkerbird

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]

Western tinkerbird
Scientific classification
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)

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. BirdLife International (2016). "Pogoniulus coryphaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22681740A92917829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681740A92917829.en.
  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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