Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Barbets :: Western Tinkerbird

Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaeus

Described by: Reichenow (1892)
Alternate common name(s): Western Green-tinkerbird, Tinkerbird
Old scientific name(s): Viridibucco coryphaeus

Photographs

Mount Sabinyo, Uganda - Jan, 2006 © Tom Tarrant 
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Range

Cw., c. and n. sw. Africa;
Three widely separated populations;
(1) Se. Nigeria, n. and w. Cameroon.
(2) Ne. and ce. Zaire, sw. Uganda and Rwanda.
(3) Cw. and sw. Angola.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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