The speckled tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets).

Speckled tinkerbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Lybiidae
Genus: Pogoniulus
Species:
P. scolopaceus
Binomial name
Pogoniulus scolopaceus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Subspecies[2]
  • P. s. scolopaceus - (Bonaparte, 1850)
  • P. s. stellatus - (Jardine & Fraser, 1852)
  • P. s. flavisquamatus - (Verreaux, J & Verreaux, E, 1855)
Nyamebe Bepo Forest Reserve, Ashanti Region, Ghana

It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pogoniulus scolopaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681736A92917560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681736A92917560.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.