Photo: Jackson, 1893 / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Pringle’s Puffback
Dryoscopus pringlii
Pringle's Puffback (Dryoscopus pringlii) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Pringle’s Puffback (Dryoscopus pringlii) is a member of the Malaconotidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 19.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
- Genus Dryoscopus
- Species pringlii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 19.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Malaconotidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pringle’s Puffback is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Pringle’s Puffback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Pringle’s Puffback (Dryoscopus pringlii) is a member of the Malaconotidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF s Ethiopia and Somalia to ne Tanzania.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 19.7 g, with a wing length of about 6.8 cm and a tail of around 6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 449,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pringle’s Puffback?
The Pringle’s Puffback is a small bird that weighs around 19.7 g.
Where does the Pringle’s Puffback live?
The Pringle’s Puffback is found across Africa with a range covering AF s Ethiopia and Somalia to ne Tanzania, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Pringle’s Puffback belong to?
The Pringle’s Puffback (Dryoscopus pringlii) belongs to the Malaconotidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Pringle’s Puffback eat?
The Pringle’s Puffback is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Pringle’s Puffback migrate?
The Pringle’s Puffback is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Pringle’s Puffback endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Pringle’s Puffback make?
1 real field recording of the Pringle’s Puffback can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Pringle’s Puffback's range?
The Pringle’s Puffback has a mapped global range of about 449,000 km².
Conservation
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