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. == Relationships == It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae (puffbirds), which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae (toucans). == Subspecies == Six subspecies are recognised: Pogoniulus bilineatus leucolaimus (Verreaux, JP & Verreaux, JBÉ, 1851) – Senegambia to South Sudan, Uganda, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Angola Pogoniulus bilineatus poensis (Alexander, B, 1908) – highlands of Bioko Island (Gulf of Guinea) Pogoniulus bilineatus mfumbiri (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1907) – southwestern Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Tanzania and Zambia Pogoniulus bilineatus jacksoni (Sharpe, RB, 1897) – highlands of eastern Uganda, central Kenya, Rwanda, and northern Tanzania Pogoniulus bilineatus fischeri (Reichenow, A, 1880) – coastal Kenya to northeastern Tanzania; Zanzibar, and Mafia Island Pogoniulus bilineatus bilineatus (Sundevall, CJ, 1850) – eastern Zambia and southern Tanzania to Mozambique and eastern South Africa == Range == It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial…
Virunga National Park
Uganda
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rwenzori Mountains pierce the equatorial sky and volcanic slopes descend toward the Congo Basin, one of Africa’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBwindi Impenetrable National Park
Kanyashogi, Uganda
+132 birds+29 mammals
Steep valleys plunge through a tapestry of montane forest where mist clings to ancient trees and the undergrowth thrums with […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKVolcanoes National Park
Musanze District, Uganda
+111 birds+14 mammals
Where misty volcanic slopes rise through dense montane forest, the Virunga Mountains create one of Africa’s most dramatic ecosystems. These […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMgahinga Gorilla National Park
Cyanika, Uganda
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Virunga volcanic chain rises in southwestern Uganda, montane forest cloaks three dormant peaks in an emerald embrace. The […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount Elgon National Park
Matumbei ward, Kenya
+142 birds+20 mammals
Where ancient volcanic slopes rise across the Kenya-Uganda border, Mount Elgon commands the landscape as one of East Africa’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMabamba Swamp
Memere, Uganda
150+ birds
Where papyrus stands shoulder-high and water mirrors an infinite sky, one of Africa’s most biodiverse wetland systems unfolds across 283 […]
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