Telophorus viridis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% 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 |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Four-colored Bushshrike sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 288 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 283 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Four-colored Bushshrike in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against about 30% in March, July and 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Four-colored Bushshrike sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come 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 uMkhuze Game Reserve (family Malaconotidae, Bushshrikes and Allies) are Black-backed Puffback (about 60%), Sulphur-Breasted Bushshrike (about 50%) and Black-crowned Tchagra (about 40%), 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 uMkhuze Game Reserve (288 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.
