The Green Tinkerbird has been rediscovered in southern Mozambique by Hugh Chittenden & Greg Davies.

An isolated population of Green Tinkerbirds has been rediscovered 55 years after the original and only southern African  specimen was collected in 1958. Eight pairs were located on the 17^th and 18^th January 2013 along a 10 km track in an unexpected habitat type. Full details of locality, habitat type etc are currently being written, and to be published soon.