Speckled tinkerbird
Pogoniulus scolopaceus (Bonaparte, 1850)
The speckled tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus) is a species in the family Lybiidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.1 g to 16.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the speckled tinkerbird
- Weight
- 14.1 g – 16.8 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
- 2.8 – 3src 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 speckled tinkerbird live?
Not recorded
What is the speckled tinkerbird?
The speckled tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets).
It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest.
From the Wikipedia article “Speckled tinkerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speckled_tinkerbird&oldid=1315366516), 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 speckled tinkerbird endangered?
The speckled tinkerbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 speckled tinkerbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyLybiidae
- genusPogoniulus
- SpeciesPogoniulus scolopaceus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms Xylobucco scolopaceus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- SPTIEnglish
- بربيت أرقطArabic
- barbudet escolopaciCatalan
- vousák šupinkovýCzech
- vousáček šupinkovýCzech
- tincer brithWelsh
- Spættet TinkerfuglDanish
- SchuppenbartvogelGerman
- Schuppen-ZwergbärtlingGerman
- punkta barbuletoEsperanto
- Barbudo EscolopáceoSpanish
- Barbudito escolopáceoSpanish
- värb-udelindEstonian
- viherpikkuseppäFinnish
- Barbion griveléFrench
- ljuskastoleđi barbetCroatian
- Barbettino marezzatoItalian
- マダラヒメゴシキドリJapanese
- žvynuotasis skardžiusLithuanian
- Gespikkelde KetellapperDutch
- fregnekobberslagerNorwegian
- wąsaczek plamistyPolish
- barbadinho-malhadoPortuguese
- Чешуйчатый медникRussian
- fuzáň šupinkastýSlovak
- Pirgavi kovač barbetSerbian
- fläckig dvärgbarbettSwedish
- Benekli Cüce BarbetTurkish
- барбіон плямистийUkrainian
- 點斑捕鴷Chinese
- 点斑小拟啄木鸟Chinese
Relatives of the speckled tinkerbird
Other species in the same genus Pogoniulus.
Yellow-fronted tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-rumped tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Red-rumped tinkerbird
Pogoniulus atroflavus
Green tinkerbird
Pogoniulus simplex
Moustached tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
Western tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea
CompareSpeckled tinkerbird vs Yellow-fronted tinkerbirdSpeckled tinkerbird vs Yellow-rumped tinkerbirdSpeckled tinkerbird vs Red-rumped tinkerbirdSpeckled tinkerbird vs Green tinkerbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the speckled tinkerbird?
An adult speckled tinkerbird weighs 14.1 g – 16.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the speckled tinkerbird endangered?
The speckled 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 speckled tinkerbird?
The speckled tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus) belongs to the family Lybiidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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