Geelblestinker
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Familie / Family: Lybiidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 437
Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.
This bird lives here all year round.
Afrikaans
'n Baie klein voëltjie met 'n geel-oranje kol op die voorkop, 'n swart-en-wit gestreepte gesig en 'n geel-gestreepte rug. Dit eet klein vrugte, veral mistelbessies, en insekte.
Waar by die skool? Luister na sy eindelose "tink-tink-tink" bo in die bome.
Wil jy weet? Dit help om mistel te versprei: die taai saadjies sit aan sy bek vas, en dit vee dit aan takke af.
English
A tiny bird with a yellow-orange spot on its forehead, a black-and-white striped face and a yellow-streaked back. It eats small fruit, especially mistletoe berries, and insects.
Where at school? Listen for its endless "tink-tink-tink" high in the trees.
Did you know? It helps to spread mistletoe: the sticky seeds cling to its bill, and it wipes them off on branches.
