Dryoscopus (Puffbacks)

Genus

Puffbacks

Dryoscopus

4 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Puffbacks

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~60%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 4
~60%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
1 of 4
~60%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~60%
5 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~50%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 4
~50%
7 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 4
~50%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~50%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 4
~50%
10 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 4
~40%
11 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
1 of 4
~40%
12 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
1 of 4
~30%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 4
~30%
14 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 4
~30%
15 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
1 of 4
~30%
16 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
~30%
17 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
2 of 4
~30%
18 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~30%
19 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~30%
20 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~30%
21 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
~30%
22 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~30%
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~20%
24 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~20%
25 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
1 of 4
~20%
26 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 4
~20%
27 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
~20%
28 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~20%
29 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
~20%
30 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
1 of 4
~10%
31 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
~10%
32 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~10%
33 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
1 of 4
~10%
34 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~10%
35 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 of 4
~10%
36 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 4
~10%
37 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
1 of 4
~10%
38 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
1 of 4
~10%
39 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
~10%
40 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 4
~10%
41 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 4
~10%
42 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
2 of 4
~10%
43 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~10%
44 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 4
<5%
45 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
<5%
46 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
1 of 4
<5%
47 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
<5%
48 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
<5%
49 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
<5%
50 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Mombasa 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
~50%
2 Zanzibar City 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~40%
3 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
~30%
4 Lusaka 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 4
~30%
5 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 4
~30%
6 Abuja 🇳🇬 Nigeria
1 of 4
~20%
7 Dar es-Salaam 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~20%
8 Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
1 of 4
~20%
9 Lilongwe 🇲🇼 Malawi
1 of 4
~20%
10 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~10%
11 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
~10%
12 Lubango 🇦🇴 Angola
1 of 4
~10%
13 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~10%
14 Freetown 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
1 of 4
~10%
15 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~10%
16 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
1 of 4
~10%
17 Serrekunda 🇬🇲 Gambia
1 of 4
~10%
18 Maputo 🇲🇿 Mozambique
1 of 4
<5%
19 Addis Ababa 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
1 of 4
<5%
20 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
1 of 4
<5%