Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus pusillus

Least Concern

The Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird is an African barbet of southern African woodland, savanna, and scrub. It uses stout bills to eat fruit, figs, insects, and other small food, and often nests in cavities excavated in dead wood or soft branches. It is currently assessed as Least Concern, though healthy habitat and secure nesting trees remain important locally.

Family

Lybiidae

Group

African Barbets

Range

Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird Range — Southern African woodland, savanna, and scrub

Population

≈ Unknown

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