Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Red-fronted TinkerbirdThis small barbet has a red forehead and a golden wing patch. It eats mistletoe fruit and other foods, and nests in a tree hole.What does it look like?The dark upperparts are streaked yellow and white; the head has a red forecrown spot and the wing a golden patch. Young birds lack the red forehead.How does it live?This small barbet has a red forehead and a golden wing patch. It eats mistletoe fruit and other foods, and nests in a tree hole.It occurs in forest, woodland, and scrub, eats berries and fruit—especially mistletoe—and insects, and nests in a tree hole.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.