The tinkerbirds or tinker barbets are the genus Pogoniulus of the Lybiidae, the African barbet family of near passerines which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae. Tinkerbirds are widely distributed in tropical Africa.

List of species in taxonomic order

• Speckled Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus scolopaceus
• Western Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus coryphaeus
• Moustached Green-tinkerbird, Pogoniulus leucomystax
• African Green-tinkerbird, Pogoniulus simplex
• Red-rumped Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus atroflavus
• Yellow-throated Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus subsulphureus
• Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus bilineatus
• White-chested Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus makawai
• Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus chrysoconus
• Red-fronted Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus pusillus

Supposed fossil remains of Late Miocene tinkerbirds were found at Kohfidisch (Austria) but are not yet thoroughly studied. It is not clear whether they belong to the extant genus but given the late date this may well be so.

Footnotes

References

• (2002): Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe. Ninox Press, Prague. ISBN 80-901105-3-8 PDF fulltext