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Where to see the Gorgeous Bushshrike in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Gorgeous Bushshrike at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.

Telophorus viridis

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Gorgeous Bushshrike
Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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When and where to find the Gorgeous Bushshrike

Hosts have recorded the Gorgeous Bushshrike at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • KwaZulu-Natal

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Phinda · Hluhluwe-Imfolozi · iSimangaliso Wetland

    Guided drives
    Stays in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

Kruger

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

Phinda

Species

Telophorus viridis

Records

161

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Gorgeous Bushshrike on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Gorgeous Bushshrike in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Gorgeous Bushshrike at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ithala Game Reserve and Ndumo Game 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 Gorgeous Bushshrike in South Africa?

The Gorgeous Bushshrike is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (68% of records), Mpumalanga (18% of records), Limpopo (14% of records), based on 161 iNaturalist observations. 28 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Gorgeous Bushshrike on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Gorgeous Bushshrike?

Sightings of the Gorgeous Bushshrike peak from Oct to Nov, based on 161 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

What is the Gorgeous Bushshrike?

The four-coloured bushshrike (Telophorus viridis) is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is also known as the gorgeous bushshrike, although some use this name for the subspecies Telophorus viridis viridis only.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Gorgeous Bushshrike

Every stay on the Gorgeous Bushshrike page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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