Telophorus viridis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The gorgeous bushshrike (Telophorus viridis) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is also known as the four-coloured bushshrike. Some use the name gorgeous bushshrike for the subspecies Telophorus viridis viridis only.
Gorgeous bush-shrikes are rarely seen despite being a commonly occurring species, as they mostly dwell in densely vegetated woodlands. They are primarily insectivorous, gleaning insects from the understory growth they inhabit.
Gorgeous/Four-coloured bushshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-colored Bushshrike sighting in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th most-seen of the 233 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Four-colored Bushshrike in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, July–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Gonarezhou National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in January. March–April, June and December–January have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Four-colored Bushshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Four-colored Bushshrike sightings, Gonarezhou National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 50%), Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 20%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Malaconotidae
The closest relatives of the Four-colored Bushshrike that you can see in Gonarezhou National Park (family Malaconotidae, Bushshrikes and Allies) are Tropical Boubou (about 60%), Black-backed Puffback (about 60%) and Brown-crowned Tchagra (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Four-colored Bushshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Gonarezhou National Park (13 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.
