Chlorophoneus olivaceus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Bushshrike sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 227 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 222 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Bushshrike in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Olive Bushshrike sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come 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 Garden Route National Park (family Malaconotidae, Bushshrikes and Allies) are Southern Boubou (about 40%) and Black-backed Puffback (about 30%), 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 Garden Route National Park (227 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.
