Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus subsulphureus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusPogoniulus (Tinkerbirds)
- SpeciesPogoniulus subsulphureus (Yellow-throated Tinkerbird)
About the Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
The yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). They are small and sedentary, and typically forage in the higher canopy of primary or established secondary forest. Yellow-throated tinkerbirds located closer to the coast, as well as those in louder environments, have been found to make higher-pitched vocalizations.
It is found throughout the lowland intra-tropical rainforest of Sub-Saharan Africa. Three subspecies are recognized, of which the westernmost taxon has the deepest yellow and starkest black plumage. P. s. chrysopygus (Shelley, 1889) — Sierra Leone and southeastern Guinea eastward to southern Ghana
P. s. flavimentum (J.Verreaux & E.Verreaux, 1851) — Togo eastward through Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda P. s. subsulphureus (Fraser, 1843) — limited to Bioko Island
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Recent sightings of Yellow-throated Tinkerbird in Kidepo Valley National Park
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Trachyphonus darnaudii
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Tricholaema lacrymosa
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Lybius leucocephalus
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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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |