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 Moremi Game Reserve, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Green-backed Honeyguide
Prodotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Moremi Game Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.