Dryoscopus pringlii
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pringle's Puffback sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 100th most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pringle's Puffback in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March and August–September, the lowest months. That is one of Tsavo West National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 5 mm in July.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pringle's Puffback sightings, Tsavo West National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pringle's Puffback is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo West National Park (144 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.
