Northern Puffback

The Northern Puffback is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and moist savanna.

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

Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis female (digital - Ngoundaba Ranch, Cameroon) by Christian Artuso More

The Northern Puffback (Dryoscopus gambensis) is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and moist savanna. More

* Northern Puffback, Dryoscopus gambensis * Pringle's Puffback, Dryoscopus pringlii * Black-backed Puffback, Dryoscopus cubla * Red-eyed Puffback, Dryoscopus senegalensis * Pink-footed Puffback, Dryoscopus angolensis * Large-billed Puffback, Dryoscopus sabini * Marsh Tchagra, Tchagra minuta * Black-crowned Tchagra, Tchagra senegala * Brown-crowned Tchagra, Tchagra australis * Three-streaked Tchagra, Tchagra jamesi More

Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis = * Home Expand Log in Menu item Register Menu item Log out Menu item Change login details Menu item Why register? Expand UK & Ireland Menu item Birding sites More

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Northern Puffback is arboreal descending only as far as the top of tall undergrowth and rarely as far as the ground. It is primarily an insect eater but will take other invertebrate prey. As with the other puffbacks, the Northern has loose feathers on the lowerback and rump which it puffs out making itself look like a ball. It is very similar in appearance to the Black-backed Puffback but has duller white underparts, grey rump and scapulars, and orange-red eyes. More

Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis . More

Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis = Kenya - Jun, 2005 More

Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis = Described by: Lichtenstein, M. H. K. (1823) Alternate common name(s): Common Puffback, Gambian Puffback, Puffback, Gambian Puffback Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Kenya - Jun, 2005 More

Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis gambensis Mike Nelson, Mole National Park, Ghana, Ghana 08-03-10, 7:45am XC45815 Mark Harper Posts: 25 Recordings: 131 posted on 22-03-2010, at 19:20 I believe the "gambensis" subspecie should be Northern Puffback rather than Red-eyed. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Malaconotidae
Genus : Dryoscopus
Species : gambensis
Authority : (Lichtenstein, 1823)