African Barbets

Green Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus simplex

The Green Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus simplex) is an 8.8 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

African Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

8.8 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, Malawi.

Where to see it: Bigodi Swamp (Uganda).

Photo: (c) Thomas Galewski, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist