NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis Hartlaub, 1860
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The pink-footed puffback (Dryoscopus angolensis) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Pink-footed puffback; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:44:24.941362+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dryoscopus angolensis Hartlaub, 1860
- Name authority
- Hartlaub, 1860
- Common name
- Pink-footed Puffback
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Malaconotidae
- Genus
- Dryoscopus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMalaconotidae Swainson, 1824
- genusDryoscopus F. Boie, 1826
- speciesDryoscopus angolensis Hartlaub, 1860
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dryoscopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-eyed PuffbackDryoscopus senegalensis (Hartlaub, 1857) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringlii F. J. Jackson, 1893 | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sabine's PuffbackDryoscopus sabini (J. E. Gray, 1831) | MalaconotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hartlaub, & Karel Johan Gustav. (1860). On Some Birds Collected in Angola, by Dr. G. Hartlaub, of Bremen, and J.J. Monteiro. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 28. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37Y7G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.