Dryoscopus pringlii
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In 3 days ~10%
Pringle's puffback (Dryoscopus pringlii) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in southern Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and northern Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pringle's Puffback sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 266th most-seen of the 341 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pringle's Puffback in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Samburu National Reserve's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain against 5 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pringle's Puffback sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pringle's Puffback sightings, Samburu National Reserve ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pringle's Puffback is recorded against all the birds logged in Samburu National Reserve (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
