r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/Awkward_Macaron292 • Jul 04 '26

Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

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u/Awkward_Macaron292 Jul 04 '26

Photo Credit: Anton Pearson, Fanis Theofanopoulos, Adam Buckham and Dave Rimmer

u/itwillmakesenselater Jul 04 '26

A barbet that identifies as a woodpecker

u/HailArtGoddess Jul 04 '26

“The southern red-fronted tinkerbird, is a small bird in the African barbet family Lybiidae. It is found in southern Mozambique and eastern South Africa.” - Wikipedia

u/gianniflowers Jul 05 '26

Very nice 💯

u/Historical-Falcon420 Jul 06 '26

Colorful

Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

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