Africa Humane Kenya Mozambique 
10,000 Birds
MAY 27, 2015
They are a single genus, Cichladusa , with three species, found mostly in Central and Eastern Africa. As noted in their entry the Handbook of the Birds of the World, they are unusual in their close association with palms (hence the name) and in building mud nests (in palms or human buildings). Bringing food to the young.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2012
They occur in three biogeographic regions; the Neotropic, Afrotropic and Indo-Malaya ecozones, basically tropical South and Central America, Africa south of the Sahara and tropical Asia. The diminutive Tinkerbirds are Africa’s smallest barbets, depicted here is Red-fronted Tinkerbird photographed at Lalibela, Ethiopia.
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