Green Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus simplex
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusPogoniulus (Tinkerbirds)
- SpeciesPogoniulus simplex (Green Tinkerbird)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Moustached Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Brown-Breasted Barbet
Lybius melanopterus
White-eared Barbet
Stactolaema leucotis
Green Barbet
Stactolaema olivacea
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Green Tinkerbird at Mkomazi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |