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Yellow-throated tinkerbird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus (Fraser, 1843)

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The yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus) is a species in the family Lybiidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.4 g to 11 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-throated tinkerbird

Weight
10.4 g – 11 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
2.4 – 2.7src 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 yellow-throated tinkerbird live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-throated tinkerbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). They are small and sedentary, and typically forage in the higher canopy of primary or established secondary forest. Yellow-throated tinkerbirds located closer to the coast, as well as those in louder environments, have been found to make higher-pitched vocalizations.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-throated tinkerbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-throated_tinkerbird&oldid=1350086120), 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 yellow-throated tinkerbird endangered?

The yellow-throated 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 yellow-throated tinkerbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyLybiidae
  6. genusPogoniulus
  7. SpeciesPogoniulus subsulphureus (Fraser, 1843)

Synonyms Bucco subsulphureus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • YTTIEnglish
  • بربيت أصفر الحنجرةArabic
  • barbudet golagrocCatalan
  • vousák drobnýCzech
  • vousáček drobnýCzech
  • tincer gyddf-felynWelsh
  • Gulstrubet TinkerfuglDanish
  • GelbkehlbartvogelGerman
  • Gelbkehl-BartvogelGerman
  • Gelbkehl-ZwergbärtlingGerman
  • flavgorĝa barbuletoEsperanto
  • Barbudito gorjigualdoSpanish
  • mets-udelindEstonian
  • keltaleukaseppäFinnish
  • Barbion à gorge jauneFrench
  • tamnoleđi barbetCroatian
  • Barbettino golagiallaItalian
  • キノドヒメゴシキドリJapanese
  • geltongurklis skardžiusLithuanian
  • GeelkeelketellapperDutch
  • gulstrupekobberslagerNorwegian
  • wąsaczek żółtogardłyPolish
  • barbadinho-de-garganta-amarelaPortuguese
  • Желтогорлый медникRussian
  • fuzáň čistinovýSlovak
  • Žutogrli kovač barbetSerbian
  • gulstrupig dvärgbarbettSwedish
  • Maskeli Cüce BarbetTurkish
  • барбіон жовтогорлийUkrainian
  • 黃喉捕鴷Chinese
  • 黄喉小拟啄木鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the yellow-throated tinkerbird

Other species in the same genus Pogoniulus.

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Common questions

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How big is the yellow-throated tinkerbird?

An adult yellow-throated tinkerbird weighs 10.4 g – 11 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-throated tinkerbird endangered?

The yellow-throated 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 yellow-throated tinkerbird?

The yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus) belongs to the family Lybiidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-throated-tinkerbird

MLA

“Yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-throated-tinkerbird.

BibTeX
@misc{yellow_throated_tinkerbird_2026,
  title = {Yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-throated-tinkerbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}