Telophorus viridis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 278 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 100th most-seen of the 351 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.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Four-colored Bushshrike in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–April and June–September, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Four-colored Bushshrike sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 50%) and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Malaconotidae
The closest relatives of the Four-colored Bushshrike that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Malaconotidae, Bushshrikes and Allies) are Black-backed Puffback (about 60%), Southern Boubou (about 30%) and Sulphur-Breasted Bushshrike (about 20%), 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park (278 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.
