Speckled Tinkerbird

It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.

The Speckled Tinkerbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

but fairly distinct Speckled Tinkerbird (one of those birds I’d never heard of before, but that somehow don’t make me feel that I’ve missed out on very much when I do get to see one). More

The Speckled Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Pogoniulus scolopaceus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

Speckled Tinkerbird, African Piculet, Golden Greenbul, Swamp Palm Greenbul, Black-capped Apalis, Olive-green Camaroptera, Rufous-crowned Eremomela, Black-capped Woodland Warbler, White-bellied Crested Flycatcher, Naked-faced Barbet, Western Black-headed Oriole, Pink-footed Puffback and Many-coloured Bushshrike. On reaching Zenker’s camp at 1100m, we encountered a small flock with Grey-headed Broadbill and White-tailed Ant-thrush being the highlights. A little later we encountered a Yellow-footed Flycatcher. Further up, after some effort, we taped in a stunning male Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye. More

Order : Piciformes
Family : Ramphastidae
Genus : Pogoniulus
Species : scolopaceus
Authority : (Bonaparte, 1850)