
The tinkerbirds or tinker barbets are the genus Pogoniulus of the Lybiidae, the African barbet family of near passerines, which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae. Tinkerbirds are widely distributed in tropical Africa.

The green tinkerbird is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family . It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

The red-fronted tinkerbird, is a small African barbet. Barbets are near-passerine birds with bristles around the base of the bill. They have a world-wide tropical distribution.

The red-rumped tinkerbird is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family . It is widely spread across the African tropical rainforest.

The speckled tinkerbird is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.

The western tinkerbird is an African barbet native to Central Africa, where it has been recorded at altitudes from 900 to 3,030 m.

The yellow-fronted tinkerbird is a small African barbet formerly known as yellow-fronted tinker barbet. It is sometimes considered conspecific with its southern counterpart, the red-fronted tinkerbird, Pogoniulus pusillus. Barbets are near passerine birds with bristles around the base of the bill and a world-wide tropical distribution.

The yellow-rumped tinkerbird is a bird species in the family Lybiidae, which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa.

The yellow-throated tinkerbird is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.