Chlorophoneus olivaceus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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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| # | 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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Bushshrike sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 351 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Bushshrike in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months. That is one of iSimangaliso Wetland Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 130 mm in February.
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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Olive Bushshrike sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive Bushshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (101 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.
