Moustached Green Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax)

Other Names (World)
Moustached Green Tinkerbird, Moustached Green-Tinkerbird, Whiskered Green Tinkerbird, Moustached Tinkerbird, Moustached Tinkerbarbet

Family
Lybiidae (African Barbets)

Size
9 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1892)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 450 - 2,500 m, occasionally to 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia.

Extreme eastern Uganda (Mt Elgon) and central Kenya, southern in highlands to Malawi mountains west of Rift Valley.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Moustached Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax) [XC430085]
by Frank Lambert from Kilosa, Morogoro Region, Tanzania (song)

Moustached Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax) [XC27970]
by Louis A. Hansen from Ndundulu, Udzungwa Mts, Iringa Region, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Eastern Green Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus simplex) and Western Green Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea), all having in past been placed in separate genus Viridibucco. Populations of present species show slight clinal increase in size towards south, but no constant geographical colour differences to warrant subspecific differentiation. Birds from Chyulu Hills (Kenya) formerly separated as subspecies chyulu.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Moustached Green Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax) - 10 files

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