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Western tinkerbird

Pogoniulus coryphaea (Reichenow, 1892)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea) is a species in the family Lybiidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.6 g to 10.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea)
Photo: Tom Tarrant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the western tinkerbird

Weight
10.7 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
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 western tinkerbird live?

Not recorded

What is the western tinkerbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae native to Central Africa, where it has been recorded at altitudes from 900 to 3,030 m (2,950 to 9,940 ft).

It has a threefold area of presence : the Angolan montane forest–grassland mosaic, the Western High Plateau and the Albertine Rift montane forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Western tinkerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_tinkerbird&oldid=1380595652), 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 western tinkerbird endangered?

The western 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 western tinkerbird classified?

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

Synonyms Barbatula coryphaea, Pogoniulus coryphaeus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Western green tinkerbirdEnglish
  • Western green tinkerbirdEnglish
  • Western green-tinkerbirdEnglish
  • Western green-tinkerbirdEnglish
  • WETIEnglish
  • بربيت غربيArabic
  • barbudet coronatCatalan
  • vousák bělovousýCzech
  • vousáček bělovousýCzech
  • Gulstribet TinkerfuglDanish
  • GelbrückenbartvogelGerman
  • Gelbrücken-BartvogelGerman
  • monta barbuletoEsperanto
  • Barbudito coronadoSpanish
  • mägi-udelindEstonian
  • keltalaikkuseppäFinnish
  • Barbion montagnardFrench
  • planinski barbetCroatian
  • Barbettino occidentaleItalian
  • セスジヒメゴシキドリJapanese
  • vakarinis skardžiusLithuanian
  • GeelrugketellapperDutch
  • gulnakkekobberslagerNorwegian
  • wąsaczek żółtogrzbietyPolish
  • barbadinho-da-montanhaPortuguese
  • barbadinho-de-montanhaPortuguese
  • Желтосиинный медникRussian
  • Желтоспинный медникRussian
  • fuzáň žltochrbtýSlovak
  • Zapadni kovač barbetSerbian
  • gulryggig dvärgbarbettSwedish
  • Yeşil-Kara Cüce BarbetTurkish
  • барбіон жовтоголовийUkrainian
  • 綠捕鴷Chinese
  • 西非小拟啄木鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the western 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 western tinkerbird?

An adult western tinkerbird weighs 10.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the western tinkerbird endangered?

The western 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 western tinkerbird?

The western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea) belongs to the family Lybiidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-tinkerbird

MLA

“Western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-tinkerbird.

BibTeX
@misc{western_tinkerbird_2026,
  title = {Western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-tinkerbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}