Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusDryoscopus (Puffbacks)
- SpeciesDryoscopus angolensis (Pink-footed Puffback)
The pink-footed puffback (Dryoscopus angolensis) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in western Central Africa as well as in the Albertine Rift montane forests and northern adjacent areas of Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo Basin. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-footed Puffback sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Doherty's Bushshrike
Telophorus dohertyi
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Western Boubou
Laniarius poensis
Willard's Sooty Boubou
Laniarius willardi
Lagden's Bushshrike
Malaconotus lagdeni
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pink-footed Puffback in Nyungwe National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-footed Puffback sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pink-footed Puffback in Nyungwe National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Pink-footed Puffback in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.