Chlorophoneus olivaceus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The olive bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It forages for insects in the forest canopy.
Olive Bushshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
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South Africa · 2025
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South Africa · 2024
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South Africa · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Bushshrike sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 138th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Bushshrike in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive Bushshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Olive Bushshrike sightings, Addo Elephant National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Malaconotidae
The closest relatives of the Olive Bushshrike that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Malaconotidae, Bushshrikes and Allies) are Southern Boubou (about 50%), Bokmakierie (about 50%) and Southern Tchagra (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive Bushshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Addo Elephant National Park (35 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
