Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusPogoniulus (Tinkerbirds)
- SpeciesPogoniulus chrysoconus (Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird)
The yellow-fronted tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus) is a small bird in the family Lybiidae formerly known as yellow-fronted tinker barbet. It is sometimes considered conspecific with its southern counterpart, the red-fronted tinkerbird, Pogoniulus pusillus. Barbets are near passerine birds with bristles around the base of the bill and a world-wide tropical distribution. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Western Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea
Grey-throated Barbet
Gymnobucco bonapartei
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Dwarf Honeyguide
Indicator pumilio
Least Honeyguide
Indicator exilis
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Nyungwe National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Nyungwe National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.