Yellow-rumped tinkerbird
The yellow-rumped tinkerbird is a bird species in the family Lybiidae, which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
Relationships
It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae, which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae.
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognised:P. b. leucolaimus – Senegambia to South Sudan, Uganda, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern AngolaP. b. poensis – highlands of Bioko Island P. b. mfumbiri – southwestern Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Tanzania and ZambiaP. b. jacksoni – highlands of eastern Uganda, central Kenya, Rwanda, and northern TanzaniaP. b. fischeri – coastal Kenya to northeastern Tanzania; Zanzibar, and Mafia IslandP. b. bilineatus – 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 Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.