Black-backed Puffback

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
2	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	50–60%
3	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
6	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
7	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
9	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
11	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
13	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
14	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
15	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
16	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
18	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
19	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
21	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
23	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
24	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
26	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
28	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
29	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
30	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
31	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-backed Puffback in Kafue National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Black-backed Puffback sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 271 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-backed Puffback in Kafue National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black-backed Puffback in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.