
Grey Cuckooshrike
The grey cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris caesius) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae.
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Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 339 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Grey Cuckooshrike is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
339 records, iNaturalist
Parks, in denen Gastgeber die Art Grey Cuckooshrike erfassen
Unterkünfte, die etwas zurückgeben
In ganz Westkap
Eine Reise planen
Grey Cuckooshrike: wann und wo Sie die Art sehen
Gastgeber haben die Art Grey Cuckooshrike in oder bei Goukamma Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve and Garden Route National Park erfasst.
Beste Tageszeiten
- Die ersten Stunden nach Sonnenaufgang und der späte Nachmittag. Vögel rufen und fressen am meisten in der Kühle.
- Mittags. Ruhiger, besonders in der Sommerhitze.
Möglichkeiten der Beobachtung
Selbst fahren
Eigenes Fahrzeug, eigenes Tempo, auf den Straßen des Parks.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Art
Ceblepyris caesius
Nachweise
339
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Häufige Fragen von Reisenden
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber die Art Grey Cuckooshrike auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Grey Cuckooshrike in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Grey Cuckooshrike at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, Garden Route National Park and Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Grey Cuckooshrike in South Africa?
The Grey Cuckooshrike is most recorded in Western Cape (55% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (21% of records), Limpopo (12% of records), based on 339 iNaturalist observations. 15 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Grey Cuckooshrike on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Grey Cuckooshrike?
The Grey Cuckooshrike is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Grey Cuckooshrike?
The grey cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris caesius) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. It is a medium-sized forest bird, with grey to blue-grey plumage and large black eyes. There are two subspecies that occur in forest patches of southern and central Africa respectively.



