#puffback

February 16, 2025 - Northern Puffback (Dryoscopus gambensis) Found in parts of western and central Africa, these puffbacks live in savannas, thickets, mangroves, and cultivated areas. They eat insects and some plant buds, foraging alone and in pairs. Males puff their back feathers and fly between trees during courtship displays. Their cup-shaped nests are built from fine bark strips, spiderwebs, fine rootlets, and plant down in trees. Females lay clutches of two or three eggs.

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July 1, 2023 - Black-backed Puffback (Dryoscopus cubla) Found in parts of southern and eastern Africa, these puffbacks live in savannas and forests, often near rivers and coasts. Foraging alone, in pairs, and in mixed-species flocks, they feed on insects and other invertebrates, as well as small lizards, fruit, and buds. Males puff their white back feathers into a ball while performing territorial and courtship displays. Females build the nests alone, though males occasionally bring them materials. The deep cup-shaped nests are built from dry grass, roots, bark strips, spiderwebs, plant down, and sometimes lichen and leaves in trees. Females incubate clutches of two to four eggs while males bring them food and sometimes incubate for short periods. Both parents feed the chicks, though females feed them initially with food gathered by males.

These birds in the bushshrike family are found in savannas and shrublands in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Foraging low in dense vegetation, they feed on caterpillars and other insects, often joining mixed-species flocks. They build neat cup-shaped nests on branches. Males puff out the long white feathers on their backs during courtship displays.

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