Least ConcernUncommonInvertebratesShrublandCup nestMedium · 65 g
About the Bokmakierie
The bokmakierie is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group. This species is endemic to southern Africa, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, with an isolated population in the mountains of eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in September · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Gorgeous BushshrikeTelophorus viridisThe gorgeous bushshrike is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiA strikingly coloured, medium-sized bush shrike which in the adults is mostly green with a bright red forehead and throat, a broad black breast band and a bright lemon-yellow belly, the tail is black.
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