Sabine’s Puffback
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bushshrikes and Allies

Sabine’s Puffback

Dryoscopus sabini

LCLeast Concern
Family
Bushshrikes and Allies (Malaconotidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

Sabine's puffback ( SAY-bin; Dryoscopus sabini), also known as the large-billed puffback, is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest (western and sparsely throughout Central Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate General Sir Edward Sabine.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.