The Yellow-Throated Tinkerbird in Uganda is one of the African Uganda birds seen during birding safaris in Uganda.
This common African bird belongs to the Lybiidae family, which includes the African barbets.
Birdwatchers on Uganda birdwatching safaris and Africa birding tours often appreciate spotting this lively species, making birding in Uganda and birdwatching tours in Africa truly rewarding.
It is a plump-looking bird with a large head and a heavy bill fringed with hairs. They are usually solitary birds. they are expert agents of seed dispersal.
Yellow throated tinkerbirds feeds on various fruits like figs and other cultivated fruits and vegetables.
They eat the whole fruit and later on regurgitate the indigestible materials like seed pits. They also prey small insects, such as ants, cicadas, dragonflies, crickets, locusts, beetles, moths and mantids.
ellow-throated tinkerbirds nest mostly in holes jaded into dead trees and branches. They usually place sticky mistletoe seeds around their nest entrances to guard against predators. Nest building is done by both the male and female.
The hen usually lays between 2 to 4 eggs that are incubated for 13–15 days.
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