Dryoscopus gambensis
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In 3 days <5%
The northern puffback (Dryoscopus gambensis) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in northern sub-Saharan Africa. It forms a superspecies with the black-backed puffback, which replaces it in eastern equatorial and southern Africa.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and moist savanna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Freetown | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | |
| 5 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 6 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 7 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 8 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Puffback sighting in Kigali on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 236th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Puffback in Kigali on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Puffback sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Northern Puffback sightings, Kigali ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Abuja (Nigeria, about 20%), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 20%) and Kampala (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Malaconotidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Puffback that you can see in Kigali (family Malaconotidae, Bushshrikes and Allies) are Black-headed Gonolek (about 40%) and Tropical Boubou (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Puffback is recorded against all the birds logged in Kigali (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
