White-chested tinkerbird
Pogoniulus makawai Benson & Irwin, 1965
The white-chested tinkerbird (Pogoniulus makawai) is a species in the family Lybiidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 13.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
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Quick facts about the white-chested tinkerbird
- Weight
- 13.1 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the white-chested tinkerbird live?
Not recorded
Is the white-chested tinkerbird endangered?
The white-chested tinkerbird is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.
How is the white-chested tinkerbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyLybiidae
- genusPogoniulus
- SpeciesPogoniulus makawai Benson & Irwin, 1965
Synonyms Pogoniulus mukawai
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- barbut de MakawaCatalan
- vousák bělouzdičkovýCzech
- tincer bronwynWelsh
- Hvidbrystet TinkerfuglDanish
- Weißbrust-BartvogelGerman
- Barbudito pechiblancoSpanish
- läänesambia udelindEstonian
- Barbion de MakawaFrench
- žutoboki barbetCroatian
- Barbettino pettobiancoItalian
- クロアゴヒメゴシキドリJapanese
- HvitbrystkobberslagerNorwegian Bokmål
- WitborstketellapperDutch
- wąsaczek zambijskiPolish
- barbadinho-de-peito-brancoPortuguese
- Белогрудый медникRussian
- fuzáň bieloprsýSlovak
- vitbröstad dvärgbarbettSwedish
Relatives of the white-chested tinkerbird
Other species in the same genus Pogoniulus.
Yellow-fronted tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-rumped tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Speckled tinkerbird
Pogoniulus scolopaceus
Red-rumped tinkerbird
Pogoniulus atroflavus
Green tinkerbird
Pogoniulus simplex
Moustached tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
CompareWhite-chested tinkerbird vs Yellow-fronted tinkerbirdWhite-chested tinkerbird vs Yellow-rumped tinkerbirdWhite-chested tinkerbird vs Speckled tinkerbirdWhite-chested tinkerbird vs Red-rumped tinkerbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-chested tinkerbird?
An adult white-chested tinkerbird weighs 13.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-chested tinkerbird endangered?
The white-chested tinkerbird is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
What kind of animal is the white-chested tinkerbird?
The white-chested tinkerbird (Pogoniulus makawai) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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