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Moustached tinkerbird

Pogoniulus leucomystax (Sharpe, 1892)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax) is a species in the family Lybiidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 11.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax)
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the moustached tinkerbird

Weight
10 g – 11.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the moustached tinkerbird live?

Not recorded

What is the moustached tinkerbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax) is a species of bird in the large Piciformes order in the Lybiidae family. It occurs in high-altitude forests in central Africa. It is greenish with little sexual dimorphism. The tinkerbird eats berries and insects.

From the Wikipedia article “Moustached tinkerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moustached_tinkerbird&oldid=1342831077), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the moustached tinkerbird endangered?

The moustached tinkerbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the moustached tinkerbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyLybiidae
  6. genusPogoniulus
  7. SpeciesPogoniulus leucomystax (Sharpe, 1892)

Synonyms Barbatula leucomystax, Pogoniulus leucomystax chyulu, Viridihucco leucomystax chyulu

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • MOTIEnglish
  • Moustached green tinkerbirdEnglish
  • Moustached green tinkerbirdEnglish
  • Moustached green-tinkerbirdEnglish
  • Moustached green-tinkerbirdEnglish
  • بربيت ذو الشاربArabic
  • barbudet de bigotisCatalan
  • vousák horskýCzech
  • vousáček uzdičkovýCzech
  • tincer mwstasiogWelsh
  • Skægget TinkerfuglDanish
  • BergbartvogelGerman
  • BergzwergbärtlingGerman
  • liphara barbuletoEsperanto
  • Barbudito bigotudoSpanish
  • valjas-udelindEstonian
  • oliiviseppäFinnish
  • Barbion à moustachesFrench
  • žutokrili barbetCroatian
  • Barbettino dai mustacchiItalian
  • シロヒゲヒメゴシキドリJapanese
  • triukšmingasis skardžiusLithuanian
  • WitsnorketellapperDutch
  • skjeggkobberslagerNorwegian
  • wąsaczek zielonyPolish
  • barbadinho-de-bigodesPortuguese
  • Горный медникRussian
  • Белоусый медникRussian
  • fuzáň bielofúzySlovak
  • Brkati kovač barbetSerbian
  • mustaschdvärgbarbettSwedish
  • Bıyıklı Cüce BarbetTurkish
  • барбіон гірськийUkrainian
  • 鬚綠捕鴷Chinese
  • 须绿小拟啄木鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the moustached tinkerbird

Other species in the same genus Pogoniulus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the moustached tinkerbird?

An adult moustached tinkerbird weighs 10 g – 11.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the moustached tinkerbird endangered?

The moustached tinkerbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the moustached tinkerbird?

The moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax) belongs to the family Lybiidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/moustached-tinkerbird

MLA

“Moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/moustached-tinkerbird.

BibTeX
@misc{moustached_tinkerbird_2026,
  title = {Moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/moustached-tinkerbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}