• Synonyms Gambian Puffback, Puffback, Gambian Puffback-Shrike, Common Puffback-Shrike, Puffback Shrike, Common Puffback, Gambian Puffback Shrike, Puff Back
  • Old latin name for bird Lanius gambensis

Northern Puffbackbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Ghana
  • 4.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Northern Puffback

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c

Northern Puffback subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dryoscopus gambensis congicussw Congo and w DR Congo-No
Dryoscopus gambensis erwinie DR Congo, sw Uganda, nw Tanzania-No
Dryoscopus gambensis erythreaee Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia-No
Dryoscopus gambensis gambensisSenegal and Gambia to Gabon-No
Dryoscopus gambensis malzaciie Cameroon to w Kenya-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancubla de Liechtenstein
Chinese蓬背鵙
Chinese (Traditional)鬆背伯勞
Croatiancrvenooka čagra
CzechTuhýk gambijský, ťuhýkovec stromový
DanishKvastryg
DutchGambia-poederdonsklauwier, Gambiapoederdonsklauwier, Gambia Poederdonsklauwier
Estoniansudaani pagulind
Finnishisohuiskulepinkäinen
FrenchCubla de Gambie, Pie-grièche cubla de Sénégambie, Pie-grièche cubla de Gambie
GermanGambia-Schneeballwürger, Gambia Schneeballwürger
Hungarianészaki pamathátú-gébics
ItalianPuffino settentrionale, Averla dorsopiumoso
Japaneseフクレヤブモズ
Lithuaniangambinė pūstauodegė medšarkė
Norwegiannorddunrygg
Norwegian NynorskNorddunrygg
Polishturniurzyk sawannowy
PortuguesePicanço-da-gambia, cubla-da-gâmbia
RussianГамбийский пухопёрый сорокопут, Гамбийская пухоспинка
SerbianSeverni svračak pufnastih leđa
Slovakpáperník savanový
SpanishObispillo Común, Cubla del Gambia
SwahiliKipwe wa Gambia
Swedishnordlig dunrygg, Gambiadunrygg
TurkishGambia Pofuduksırtı
Ukrainianкубла північна