Where can you see the Bokmakierie in South Africa?

The Bokmakierie is most recorded in Western Cape (64% of records), Eastern Cape (18% of records), Northern Cape (5% of records), based on 2 680 iNaturalist observations. 24 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Bokmakierie on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Bokmakierie?

The Bokmakierie is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the Bokmakierie?

The bokmakierie ( Telophorus zeylonus ) is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group. This species is endemic to southern Africa, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, with an isolated population in the mountains of eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique.

Go Birding

Bokmakierie

Telophorus zeylonus

The bokmakierie ( Telophorus zeylonus ) is a bushshrike.

from Wikipedia

Go Birding

Bokmakierie

Telophorus zeylonus

The bokmakierie ( Telophorus zeylonus ) is a bushshrike.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotBokmakierie50+ stays list it on site or nearby

Infos sur les espèces▾

Quand venir

Here year-round

A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.

Meilleurs moisTous les mois

Sightings2,680 records

Curve from 2,680 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

Où la trouver

Western Cape and beyond

Provinces where Bokmakierie is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

Western Cape

64%Eastern Cape

18%Northern Cape

2,680 records, iNaturalist