Black-backed Puffback

The Black-backed Puffback is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.

The Black-backed Puffback is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Black-backed Puffback (Dryoscopus cubla) is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Dryoscopus cubla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. More

Species featured around Maun and Moremi are groundscraper thrush, Burchell's starling, chameleon, kurrichane thrush, black-backed puffback, African paradise-flycatcher, swamp boubou, mongoose, red-billed hornbill, Burchell's starling again, wattled crane, kori bustard, common duiker, buffy pipit, grassveld pipit, saddle-billed stork, broad-billed roller and a large swallow roost. More

Black-backed puffback male in non-breeding plumage, Tsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape. . Black-backed puffback female, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Dryoscopus cubla (Black-backed puffback, Puffback) Black-backed puffback, Thornybush Game Reserve, South Africa. Distribution and habitats Occurs from Angola and East Africa to southern Africa, where it is locally common across Mozambique, Botswana, eastern Zimbabwe, Limpopo Province and coastal habitats from KwaZulu-Natal to Swellendam, Western Cape. More

The Black-backed Puffback is a Southern African bird that belongs to the Malaconotidae bird family group which includes birds such as Bush-shrikes, Puffbacks, Tchagras, Boubous, Helment-shrikes, Batises, Wattle-eyes. The description for the Black-backed Puffback (Latin name Dryoscopus cubla) can be found in the 7th Edition of the Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. The Dryoscopus cubla can be quickly identified by its unique Roberts identification number of 740 and the detailed description of this bird is on page 690. More

also a picture of the Black-backed Puffback on page 721. The Black-backed Puffback belongs to the family of birds classified as Malaconotidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Black-backed Puffback is also known by these other names: Southern Puffback. In the previous edition of Roberts (ie 6th edition) the Black-backed Puffback was called the Puffback The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More

Black-backed Puffback (Dryoscopus cubla) by Derek Solomon from Zambia XC41633 :: Black-backed Puffback (Dryoscopus cubla) = Recording data Recordist Derek Solomon Date 06-09-06 Time 09:15 Country Zambia Location South Luangwa National Park Home Longitude E31.45'0" Latitude S13. More

Black-backed Puffback (Dryoscopus cubla) by Don Jones. More