Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusDryoscopus (Puffbacks)
- SpeciesDryoscopus gambensis (Northern Puffback)
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Purple Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Brown Babbler
Turdoides plebejus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 11 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Puffback in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Northern Puffback sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 99 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Puffback in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Puffback in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.