Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
GenusPogoniulus (Tinkerbirds)
SpeciesPogoniulus bilineatus (Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Kidepo Valley National Park

2 Verified sightings at Kidepo Valley National Park From 2019 to 2026

6,765 Verified sightings across all 26 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

The yellow-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae (African barbets), which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa. It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae (puffbirds), which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae (toucans).

Six subspecies are recognised: Pogoniulus bilineatus leucolaimus (Verreaux, JP & Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851) – Senegambia to South Sudan, Uganda, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Angola Pogoniulus bilineatus poensis (Alexander, B, 1908) – highlands of Bioko Island (Gulf of Guinea)

Pogoniulus bilineatus mfumbiri (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1907) – southwestern Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Tanzania and Zambia Pogoniulus bilineatus jacksoni (Sharpe, RB, 1897) – highlands of eastern Uganda, central Kenya, Rwanda, and northern Tanzania

Pogoniulus bilineatus fischeri (Reichenow, A, 1880) – coastal Kenya to northeastern Tanzania; Zanzibar, and Mafia Island Pogoniulus bilineatus bilineatus (Sundevall, CJ, 1850) – eastern Zambia and southern Tanzania to Mozambique... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pogoniulus simplex

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Trachyphonus darnaudii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lybius leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tricholaema diademata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lybius guifsobalito

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lybius bidentatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tricholaema melanocephala

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~50%
2	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~50%
3	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~40%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
5	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~30%
6	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
7	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
8	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
9	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
10	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
11	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
12	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
13	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
14	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
23	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
24	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
26	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

About the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Recent sightings of Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Kidepo Valley National Park

Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Green Tinkerbird

Speckled Tinkerbird

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

D'Arnaud's Barbet

Spot-flanked Barbet

White-headed Barbet

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Red-fronted Barbet

Black-billed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

Black-throated Barbet

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found