Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestPlatform nestSmall · 37 g
About the Gorgeous Bushshrike
The gorgeous bushshrike 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.
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Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
South Africa
Eswatini
Mozambique
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Angola
Tanzania
Congo - Kinshasa
Gabon
Malawi
Recorded as a rare visitor in Congo - Brazzaville.
When to see it
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Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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.
BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonusThe bokmakierie is a bushshrike.
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