Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
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Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Mkomazi National Park
2 Verified sightings at Mkomazi 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 Mkomazi National Park

Moustached Tinkerbird
LC

Moustached Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus leucomystax

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Green Tinkerbird
LC

Green Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus simplex

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
D'Arnaud's Barbet
LC

D'Arnaud's Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus darnaudii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Red-and-yellow Barbet
LC

Red-and-yellow Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Black-throated Barbet
LC

Black-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema melanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Brown-Breasted Barbet

Brown-Breasted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius melanopterus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
White-eared Barbet
LC

White-eared Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stactolaema leucotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Green Barbet

Green Barbet

Bird

Stactolaema olivacea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red-fronted Barbet
LC

Red-fronted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema diademata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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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