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| + | [[Image:Northern_Puffback.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}} <br />Bird Safari Camp, Georgetown, [[The Gambia]], November 2005]] | ||
;[[:Category:Dryoscopus|Dryoscopus]] gambensis | ;[[:Category:Dryoscopus|Dryoscopus]] gambensis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[File:Northern-Puffback_Female_VLKST.jpg |thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Volker+sthamer|Volker sthamer}}<br />Kidepo, [[Uganda]], 16 January, 2024]] | |
| − | + | 18–19 cm (7-7½ in) | |
| + | *Loose feathers on the lower back and rump which it puffs out | ||
| + | *Dull white underparts | ||
| + | *Grey rump and scapulars | ||
| + | *Orange-red eyes | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Puffback Northern edit A3595.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''erythreae''<br />Photo by {{user|rdavis|rdavis}}<br />Aregash Lodge, Yergalum, [[Ethiopia]], January 2015]] | ||
| + | * [[Pringle's Puffback]] is smaller and has a pale lower mandible. | ||
| + | * The rump and scapulars of the [[Black-backed Puffback]] are white rather than grey. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]] | + | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] between 15°N and 7°S: From [[Senegal]] in the west to [[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]] and [[Kenya]] in the east and [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] in the south. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are four subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''D. g. gambensis'': | ||
| + | :*[[Senegal]] to [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]] and northern [[Gabon]] | ||
| + | *''D. g. congicus'': | ||
| + | :*South-western [[Congo]] and western [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] | ||
| + | *''D. g. malzacii'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern Cameroon to [[Central African Republic]], southern [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]], eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| + | *''D. g. erythreae'': | ||
| + | :*Extreme eastern [[Sudan]] to [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dense savanna woodland, mangroves, bamboo groves and thickets. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as caterpillars, grasshoppers and beetles; in addition to plant buds. | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016) | ||
| + | #TheWebsiteofEverything | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Dryoscopus | + | {{GSearch|"Dryoscopus gambensis" {{!}} "Northern Puffback"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dryoscopus | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dryoscopus]] |
Latest revision as of 13:22, 18 March 2024
- Dryoscopus gambensis
Identification
18–19 cm (7-7½ in)
- Loose feathers on the lower back and rump which it puffs out
- Dull white underparts
- Grey rump and scapulars
- Orange-red eyes
Similar species
- Pringle's Puffback is smaller and has a pale lower mandible.
- The rump and scapulars of the Black-backed Puffback are white rather than grey.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa between 15°N and 7°S: From Senegal in the west to Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya in the east and Democratic Republic of Congo in the south.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are four subspecies[1]:
- D. g. gambensis:
- D. g. congicus:
- South-western Congo and western Democratic Republic of the Congo
- D. g. malzacii:
- Eastern Cameroon to Central African Republic, southern Uganda, western Kenya, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- D. g. erythreae:
Habitat
Dense savanna woodland, mangroves, bamboo groves and thickets.
Behaviour
Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as caterpillars, grasshoppers and beetles; in addition to plant buds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
- TheWebsiteofEverything
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Northern Puffback. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Puffback
External Links
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