Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusDryoscopus (Puffbacks)
- SpeciesDryoscopus cubla (Black-backed Puffback)
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-backed Puffback in Pilanesberg National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Black-backed Puffback sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-backed Puffback in Pilanesberg National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-backed Puffback in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.