Western Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea(Reichenow, A, 1892)
English (US) Western Tinkerbird
The Western Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Lybiidae (African Barbets) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Pogoniulus coryphaea
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Tinkerbird
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1892)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pogoniulus coryphaea angolensis
- Pogoniulus coryphaea coryphaea
- Pogoniulus coryphaea hildamariae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Barbatula coryphaea
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1892)
- Type locality
- Buea, 950 met., Cameroon Mt.
- Original description
- Sitzungsberichte der Allgemeinen Deutschen Ornithologen Gesellschaft zu Berlin p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
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Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
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