Where does the Black-backed Puffback live?
Dryoscopus cubla has 237,281 records in 18 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 237,281 records
- 18 places
- 131 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesMalaconotidaeDryoscopus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18592026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 159,995 | |
| Kenya | 18,697 | |
| Zimbabwe | 14,502 | |
| Zambia | 10,715 | |
| Tanzania | 8,776 | |
| Mozambique | 5,907 | |
| Namibia | 5,820 | |
| Botswana | 5,329 | |
| Eswatini | 3,648 | |
| Malawi | 2,803 | |
| Angola | 559 | |
| DR Congo | 427 | |
| Rwanda | 78 | |
| Burundi | 8 | |
| Lesotho | 7 | |
| Somalia | 5 | |
| Uganda | 3 | |
| Nigeria | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Malaconotidae.
Southern Boubou
237,704 records
Bokmakierie
196,189 records
Black-crowned Tchagra
138,789 records
Orange-breasted Bushshrike
115,546 records
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
73,558 records
Tropical Boubou
58,681 records
Slate-colored Boubou
31,866 records
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
24,800 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.