Black-backed Puffback
Black-backed Puffback · BirdGacha
6206 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 17 cm
- Body Mass
- 26.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 67).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 43).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Anne Ndung'u · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
5 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Dryoscopus cubla affinis
s Somalia, e Kenya and ne Tanzania
- Dryoscopus cubla nairobiensis
c Kenya to n Tanzania
- Dryoscopus cubla hamatus
n Angola to sw Kenya, e Tanzania, Mozambique and ne South Africa
- Dryoscopus cubla okavangensis
s Angola, Namibia, s Zambia and n Botswana
- Dryoscopus cubla cubla
se South Africa
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Dryoscopus cubla
Which family does it belong to?
Bushshrikes (Malaconotidae)
Where is it found?
Africa: Central & Eastern & Southern
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Paolo Candotti · CC BY-NC
