- Pogoniulus scolopaceus
Identification
Length 12 cm (4¾ in)
- Blackish-olive crown
- Olive-green upper parts (spotted and speckled with yellow)
- Yellowish under parts, streaked olive
Distribution
Coastal West Africa from Sierra Leone to northern Angola; also inland through southern Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. s. scolopaceus:
- Sierra Leone and south-eastern Guinea to southern Nigeria
- P. s. stellatus:
- Bioko Island (Gulf of Guinea)
- P. s. flavisquamatus:
Habitat
Primary forest edges and clearings; secondary growth and plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat fruit, including figs, and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Speckled Tinkerbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckled_Tinkerbird
