Common name: Speckled Tinkerbird

Scientific name: Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Local name: -

Approximate measurements:
Mass (grams): 15-17
Length (cm):
Wing length (mm): 52-55
Larger sex: No difference

Distribution: Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Zaire, Uganda, Gabon, Angola, Kenya

Status: Locally common

Habitat: Forest, forest edge

General habits: Joins mixed species foraging flocks. Pairs roost together in nest cavities.

Feeding habits: Feeds among branches and vines. Taps occasionally for insects in tree bark. Diet of insects (including earwigs), fruit and seeds.

Breeding habits: Nests in forest, clearings or secondary growth.
Egg laying: Depends on the country
Nest: Cavity excavated in dead tree at any height above 2m. Entrance barely big enough for the bird.
Eggs: 2-4 white eggs
Incubation: -
Young: -