The ubiquitous Yellow-rumped tinkerbird is a common resident in forests around St Lucia.
Their incessant, monotonous beeping calls are a characteristic sound of the forest which can be heard virtually anywhere and at any time (even at noon on the hottest summers day!)
Essentially a small barbet, they also nest in cavities which they excavate in dead branches of soft-wooded trees such as Natal flat crown and Forest cabbage.
They especially love trees with small berries- such as Tasselberry- as well as fruiting fig trees.
Aggressive towards each other and other birds, these are tiny ‘bullies’ not too dissimilar in nature to the Pin-tailed whydah.
Their incessant, monotonous beeping calls are a characteristic sound of the forest which can be heard virtually anywhere and at any time (even at noon on the hottest summers day!)
Essentially a small barbet, they also nest in cavities which they excavate in dead branches of soft-wooded trees such as Natal flat crown and Forest cabbage.
They especially love trees with small berries- such as Tasselberry- as well as fruiting fig trees.
Aggressive towards each other and other birds, these are tiny ‘bullies’ not too dissimilar in nature to the Pin-tailed whydah.