Red-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus atroflavus (Sparrman, 1798)

Red-rumped Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus atroflavus, is a bird of African forested country from Senegal to the south of the Central African Republic, western Uganda and central DR Congo. It belongs to the African barbets and is found in tropical rainforest and other wooded habitats, including mangroves, forest openings, plantations and grassland. The bird is marked by a yellow breast, a black head and upperparts, and a red lower back or rump. It is sedentary and breeds at different times across its range.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Lybiidae — African Barbets

Breeding range

Africa: s Senegal to s Central African Republic, w Uganda and c DR Congo