Telophorus viridis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Four-colored Bushshrike sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April, October and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Four-colored Bushshrike in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and July, the lowest months. Those are among Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in June.
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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Four-colored Bushshrike sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Four-colored Bushshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (100 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.
