Chlorophoneus olivaceus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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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| # | 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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Bushshrike sighting in De Hoop Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 164th most-seen of the 189 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Bushshrike in De Hoop Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Olive Bushshrike sightings, De Hoop Nature Reserve ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Malaconotidae
The closest relatives of the Olive Bushshrike that you can see in De Hoop Nature Reserve (family Malaconotidae, Bushshrikes and Allies) are Bokmakierie (about 70%), Southern Boubou (about 60%) and Southern Tchagra (about 40%), 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 De Hoop Nature Reserve (11 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.
