Pringle's puffback

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Pringle's puffback
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Dryoscopus
Species:
D. pringlii
Binomial name
Dryoscopus pringlii
Jackson, 1893

Pringle's puffback (Dryoscopus pringlii) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in southern Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and northern Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Dryoscopus pringlii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22707459A94125545. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707459A94125545.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.