Listen to the Yellow-fronted tinkerbird
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About the Yellow-fronted tinkerbird
The Yellow-fronted tinkerbird is a bird in the family Lybiidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 2 g.
What does the Yellow-fronted tinkerbird sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
From Wikipedia
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 birds with bristles around the base of the bill and a world-wide tropical distribution.
Related birds in the genus Pogoniulus
More from the family Lybiidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Yellow-fronted tinkerbird sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the Yellow-fronted tinkerbird on this page. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Yellow-fronted tinkerbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-fronted tinkerbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Yellow-fronted tinkerbird belong to?
The Yellow-fronted tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus) belongs to the family Lybiidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Pogoniulus chrysoconus, 2 kuikens roep uit nesholte, 17 s, Elandsfontein, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Pogoniulus chrysoconus, roep, heuwelkruin naby Waterberg Natuurpraal, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Pogoniulus chrysoconus, volwassene roep, 1 min 6 s, Moreletakloof NR, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Pogoniulus chrysoconus extoni, 2023-05-20 07h20, roep 6s te Kamp Rynoue naby Pta, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q592146 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Yellow-fronted tinkerbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland – CC BY-SA 2.0