African Barbets

Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus pusillus

The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus pusillus) is a 9.6 g scrub bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

African Barbets

Order

Piciformes

Weight

9.6 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, eSwatini, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique.

Where to see it: Mbuluzi Game Reserve (Eswatini); Hlane Royal NP · Ndlovu Camp (Eswatini).

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist