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Black-Backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Photo by Jared Hersch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

17cm. A smallish, black-and-white bushshrike with white scapular bars and white-edged wing feathers.

Habitat:

Forest Garden

Notes:

sharp, repeated 'chick, weeo' by male, answered by a scolding note by female.

Reference Links:

Black-backed Puffback

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Comments (3)
Jared Hersch
Yup saw another one with Clyde in plett the other day, awesome little bird!
Neilen Joyce
Almost still can't believe that you saw it in knsyna

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PublishedApril 24, 2013

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