Red-rumped tinkerbird

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Red-rumped tinkerbird
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Lybiidae
Genus: Pogoniulus
Species:
P. atroflavus
Binomial name
Pogoniulus atroflavus
(Sparrman, 1798)

The red-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus atroflavus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is widely spread across the African tropical rainforest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pogoniulus atroflavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22681761A92918442. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681761A92918442.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.