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[[Image:IMG-20171106-WA0008.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|Kwame+Brown|Kwame Brown}}<br />Ankasa forest, [[Ghana]], September 2017]] | [[Image:IMG-20171106-WA0008.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|Kwame+Brown|Kwame Brown}}<br />Ankasa forest, [[Ghana]], September 2017]] | ||
;[[:Category:Pogoniulus|Pogoniulus]] scolopaceus | ;[[:Category:Pogoniulus|Pogoniulus]] scolopaceus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length | + | [[Image:Speckled_tinkerbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''flavisquamatus''<br /> Photo by {{user|andy+wilkes|andy wilkes}}<br />[[Uganda]], January 2010]] |
| − | + | Length 12 cm (4¾ in)<br /> | |
| + | *Blackish-olive crown | ||
| + | *Olive-green upper parts (spotted and speckled with yellow) | ||
| + | *Yellowish under parts, streaked olive | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Coastal West Africa from [[Sierra Leone]] to northern [[Angola]]; also inland through southern [[Central African Republic]] and [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] to [[Uganda]]. | Coastal West Africa from [[Sierra Leone]] to northern [[Angola]]; also inland through southern [[Central African Republic]] and [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] to [[Uganda]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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:*Southern [[Cameroon]] to extreme western [[Kenya]], northern [[Angola]] and southern [[Zaire]] | :*Southern [[Cameroon]] to extreme western [[Kenya]], northern [[Angola]] and southern [[Zaire]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Primary forest edges and clearings; secondary growth and plantations. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | They eat fruit, including figs, and insects. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:52, 11 November 2017
- Pogoniulus scolopaceus
Identification
Length 12 cm (4¾ in)
- Blackish-olive crown
- Olive-green upper parts (spotted and speckled with yellow)
- Yellowish under parts, streaked olive
Distribution
Coastal West Africa from Sierra Leone to northern Angola; also inland through southern Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. s. scolopaceus:
- Sierra Leone and south-eastern Guinea to southern Nigeria
- P. s. stellatus:
- Bioko Island (Gulf of Guinea)
- P. s. flavisquamatus:
Habitat
Primary forest edges and clearings; secondary growth and plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat fruit, including figs, and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Speckled Tinkerbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckled_Tinkerbird
