Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusDryoscopus (Puffbacks)
- SpeciesDryoscopus gambensis (Northern Puffback)
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Western Boubou
Laniarius poensis
Doherty's Bushshrike
Telophorus dohertyi
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Lagden's Bushshrike
Malaconotus lagdeni
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
📅 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 Volcanoes National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Northern Puffback sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Puffback in Volcanoes National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Puffback in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.