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Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Geelblestinker · Pogoniulus chrysoconus
A tiny barbet with a golden forehead, far more often heard than seen as it calls a tireless 'pop-pop-pop' from the canopy. It feeds on small fruit and insects high in the foliage of broadleaved woodland and nests in a neat hole in a dead branch.
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Tiny barbet with a yellow forehead spot and black-and-white striped face; monotonous 'pop-pop' call.
Listen for its call
A steady, tireless "pop-pop-pop", like a tiny hammer that never stops.
Where to see it in Kruger
Broadleaved woodland everywhere; far easier to hear than to see.
Did you know
It taps out a steady 'pop-pop-pop' call for minutes on end without stopping.
Often confused with
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