NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Western Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea (Reichenow, 1892)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae native to Central Africa, where it has been recorded at altitudes from 900 to 3,030 m (2,950 to 9,940 ft).
It has a threefold area of presence : the Angolan montane forest–grassland mosaic, the Western High Plateau and the Albertine Rift montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Western tinkerbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:15:56.421351+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pogoniulus coryphaea (Reichenow, 1892)
- Name authority
- (Reichenow, 1892)
- Common name
- Western Tinkerbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Lybiidae
- Genus
- Pogoniulus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyLybiidae
- genusPogoniulus Lafresnaye, 1842
- speciesPogoniulus coryphaea (Reichenow, 1892)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pogoniulus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax (Sharpe, 1892) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus (Dumont, 1805) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-chested TinkerbirdPogoniulus makawai Benson & Irwin, 1965 | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus atroflavus (Sparrman, 1798) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus (Bonaparte, 1850) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex (G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus (Fraser, 1843) | LybiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pogoniulus coryphaeus (Reichenow, 1892) (Reichenow, 1892) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1145255 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KVCV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.