Western tinkerbird

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).^[1]

Western tinkerbird
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Lybiidae
Genus:	Pogoniulus
Species:	P. coryphaea
Binomial name
Pogoniulus coryphaea (Reichenow, 1892)
Subspecies[2]
Pogoniulus coryphaea angolensis - (Boulton, 1931) Pogoniulus coryphaea coryphaea - (Reichenow, 1892) Pogoniulus coryphaea hildamariae - (Sclater, WL, 1938)

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

References

1. BirdLife International. (2018). "Pogoniulus coryphaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22681740A130046358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22681740A130046358.en. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.