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Southern or Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus [pusillus or uropygialis] (= Pogoniulus pusillus) (Dumont, CHF 1816)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Barry Edmonston 2019-11-03 Borena, Oromia, Oromia (Ethiopia) (1400 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

Calls from single individual perched 10 meters above ground near top of acacia tree. This recording is from the middle of its call, which started about a minute before the recording and continued for more than two minutes after the recording. Overall, the individual called continuously for more than five minutes.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

531951
xeno-canto.org
Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus uropygialis Martin Tlustos 2025-07-05 , null   -   639859433
macaulaylibrary.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Peter Boesman 2014-10-30 Oribi gorge, Kwazulu-Natal, Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) song - [sono] 280587
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus uropygialis Andrew Spencer 2014-12-25 Awash National Park, Afar (Ethiopia) (1000 m) song -

song from the same bird as in XC269129, in response to playback.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

269130
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Marc de Bont 06-01-2008 Tent with a view' lodge, Saadani, Tanga (Tanzania) (? m) song (A) - This type of song is heard of other tinkerbird species as well, like Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird. Not always mentioned in bird guides. 33820
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Gerard Gorman 2017-02-08 Mkhuze, Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) (100 m) male, song -

Recording not edited in any way.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

356228
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus affinis Lars Lachmann 2022-04-14 Naivasha Town (near Naivasha), Naivasha, Nakuru County, Nakuru (Kenya) (1900 m) song -

song

752961
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus isaac kilusu 2020-11-20 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) life stage uncertain, sex uncertain, song -

heard on top of a tree

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

604546
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Albert Lastukhin 2023-01-21 Dududu (near Emahlathini), Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, Umzinto (South Africa) (240 m) song - [sono] 895539
xeno-canto.org
Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus uropygialis Martin Tlustos 2025-07-05 , null   -   639859407
macaulaylibrary.org
Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus uropygialis Kwarija Innocent 2026-03-15 , Coast (Kenya)   -   652964559
macaulaylibrary.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus isaac kilusu 2022-04-14 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, call, sex uncertain, song -

3 different call types from 3 individuals heard in the woods

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

718345
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus pusillus Maarten Sluijter 2022-12-08 Great Kei Local Municipality (near Kei Mouth), Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, Komga (South Africa) (20 m) song -

.

802688
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Peter Boesman 2015-12-11 Sof Omar, Oromia (Ethiopia) song - [sono] 300590
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Stein Ø. Nilsen 2019-01-06 Iringa miombo , Iringa Region, Iringa (pre-2012) (Tanzania) (1700 m) song -

Zoom H6 Telinga Mk2

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

457567
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus isaac kilusu 2021-07-04 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

661997
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus isaac kilusu 2020-11-20 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) life stage uncertain, sex uncertain, song -

heard on top of a tree

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

604545
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Lynette Rudman 2021-02-19 Ndlambe Local Municipality (near Seafield), Western District, Eastern Cape, Bathurst (South Africa) (80 m) adult, call, male -

Bird calling from a near bush in mid summer.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

623284
xeno-canto.org
Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus uropygialis Reuben Shallom 2025-12-21 , Morogoro Rural (Tanzania)   -   647333528
macaulaylibrary.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Tim Cockcroft 2021-02-19 Tharfield (near Port Alfred), Eastern Cape, Bathurst (South Africa) (20 m) song -

Calling from within canopy of a medium-sized tree on the edge of riverine forest.

bird-seen:no

622673
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Albert Lastukhin 2023-01-21 Dududu (near Emahlathini), Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, Umzinto (South Africa) (240 m) song - [sono] 895540
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Peter Boesman 2015-12-11 Sof Omar, Oromia (Ethiopia) song - [sono] 300591
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus Albert Lastukhin 2023-01-21 Dududu (near Emahlathini), Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, Umzinto (South Africa) (240 m) song - [sono] 895538
xeno-canto.org
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus pusillus uropygialis Andrew Spencer 2014-12-25 Awash National Park, Afar (Ethiopia) (1000 m) song -

songs in response to playback from a bird perched high in a tall tree in tall forest near a large river.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

269129
xeno-canto.org
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