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Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus pusillus
Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus pusillus) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Africa.
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The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus pusillus) is a member of the Lybiidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 9.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Lybiidae African Barbets
- Genus Pogoniulus
- Species pusillus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.6 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Lybiidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus pusillus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family, part of the order Piciformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF eastern forest in s Mozambique to e South Africa.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.6 g, with a wing length of about 5.8 cm and a tail of around 3.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird?
The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird is a very small bird that weighs around 9.6 g.
Where does the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird live?
The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird is found across Africa with a range covering AF eastern forest in s Mozambique to e South Africa, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird belong to?
The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus pusillus) belongs to the Lybiidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird eat?
The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird migrate?
The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird make?
1 real field recording of the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird's range?
The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird has a mapped global range of about 2.4 million km².
Conservation
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