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;[[: Category:Dryoscopus|Dryoscopus]] pringlii | ;[[: Category:Dryoscopus|Dryoscopus]] pringlii | ||
| − | [[Image:Pringel's_Puffback.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br> | + | [[Image:Pringel's_Puffback.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Yabello, [[Ethiopia]], March 2012]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 13-14 cm; smaller than [[Northern Puffback]] and [[Black-backed Puffback]]; eyes red, legs black, upper mandible black, lower mandible pale. | Length 13-14 cm; smaller than [[Northern Puffback]] and [[Black-backed Puffback]]; eyes red, legs black, upper mandible black, lower mandible pale. | ||
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[[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Somalia]], and [[Tanzania]]. | [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Somalia]], and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry savanna and thicket. | Dry savanna and thicket. | ||
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Call is a sharp ''teeu''. | Call is a sharp ''teeu''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Dryoscopus+pringlii}} | {{GSearch|Dryoscopus+pringlii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dryoscopus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dryoscopus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:56, 11 August 2014
- Dryoscopus pringlii
Identification
Length 13-14 cm; smaller than Northern Puffback and Black-backed Puffback; eyes red, legs black, upper mandible black, lower mandible pale.
Male: Head, back and tail black; wings black, grey and white; underparts whitish.
Female: Grey with white-edged wing-coverts; underparts paler than upperparts; lores white.
Similar species
Northern Puffback has an all-black bill; female is browner. Black-backed Puffback male is more boldly black-and-white; female has distinct white eyebrow.
Distribution
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry savanna and thicket.
Behaviour
A "skulker", keeps low in dense vegetation; joins mixed-species flocks.
Vocalization
Call is a sharp teeu.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pringle's Puffback. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pringle%27s_Puffback
