Pink-footed puffback

The pink-footed puffback (Dryoscopus angolensis) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.

Pink-footed puffback

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Dryoscopus
Species:
D. angolensis
Binomial name
Dryoscopus angolensis
Hartlaub, 1860

It is found in western Central Africa as well as in the Albertine Rift montane forests and northern adjacent areas of Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo Basin. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Dryoscopus angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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