Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusPogoniulus (Tinkerbirds)
- SpeciesPogoniulus bilineatus (Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird)
The yellow-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae (African barbets), which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 89 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
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-rumped Tinkerbird in Kruger National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 89 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Kruger National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.