Golden-rumped Tinker Barbet.
The epitome of a Golden-rumped Tinker Barbet with contrastingly marked face, strong bill, rather short tail. Both sexes of nominate race black above, with golden rump, golden-yellow in wings; white supercilia, white line across forehead and down to neck side, white throat; underparts pale olive-yellow, more olive laterally.It mainly eats fruit, supplemented with insects and nectar, foraging in the upper tree canopy.
Size: ±10-12 cm; 11-18•5 g. (Mabibi, Kwa-Zulu Natal, RSA).
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Golden-rumped Tinker Barbet.
The epitome of a Golden-rumped Tinker Barbet with contrastingly marked face, strong bill, rather short tail. Both sexes of nominate race black above, with golden rump, golden-yellow in wings; white supercilia, white line across forehead and down to neck side, white throat; underparts pale olive-yellow, more olive laterally.It mainly eats fruit, supplemented with insects and nectar, foraging in the upper tree canopy.
Size: ±10-12 cm; 11-18•5 g. (Mabibi, Kwa-Zulu Natal, RSA).
Thank you for your views, faves and kind comments.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved.