Where does the Northern Puffback live?
Dryoscopus gambensis has 19,895 records in 32 countries and territories, from 1893 to 2026. Most records come from Uganda.
- 19,895 records
- 32 places
- 105 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,196 | |
| Ghana | 2,850 | |
| Gambia | 2,231 | |
| Kenya | 2,213 | |
| Nigeria | 2,057 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,584 | |
| Rwanda | 1,031 | |
| Senegal | 870 | |
| DR Congo | 327 | |
| Burkina Faso | 314 | |
| Benin | 208 | |
| Cameroon | 189 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 178 | |
| Guinea | 142 | |
| Sierra Leone | 113 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 90 | |
| Liberia | 73 | |
| Togo | 55 | |
| Gabon | 27 | |
| Central African Republic | 25 | |
| Mali | 23 | |
| Burundi | 18 | |
| Chad | 16 | |
| Tanzania | 13 | |
| Congo | 12 | |
| Sudan | 10 | |
| Niger | 9 | |
| Angola | 7 | |
| Eritrea | 7 | |
| South Sudan | 5 | |
| Mauritania | 1 | |
| Somalia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Malaconotidae.
Southern Boubou
237,704 records
Black-backed Puffback
237,264 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
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.