How big is an Olive Bushshrike?

The Olive Bushshrike is a small sized bird weighing about 34 g.

Where can you see an Olive Bushshrike?

The Olive Bushshrike occurs in 5 countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.

What birds look similar to an Olive Bushshrike?

The Olive Bushshrike is most easily confused with the Bocage's Bushshrike, the Black-fronted Bushshrike and the Many-colored Bushshrike.

Is the Olive Bushshrike endangered?

The Olive Bushshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Olive Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus olivaceus

Bushshrikes and Allies · Passeriformes · Uncommon

The Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus) is a uncommon bushshrik found in 5 countries, weighing about 34 g. The olive bushshrike is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.

Least ConcernUncommonEats invertebratesforestplatform nest34 g

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 1 — Photo: Henry de Lange · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 2 — Photo: Henry de Lange · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 3 — Photo: Henry de Lange · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 4 — Photo: Henry de Lange · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 5 — Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 6 — Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 7 — Photo: Henry de Lange · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 8 — Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 9 — Photo: Innes Buchner · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Olive Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus), photo 10 — Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Olive Bushshrike

The olive bushshrike 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.

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Where it lives

South Africa Zimbabwe Eswatini Mozambique Malawi

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Olive Bushshrike look like?: The olive bushshrike is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
How big is an Olive Bushshrike?: The Olive Bushshrike is a small sized bird weighing about 34 g.
Where can you see an Olive Bushshrike?: The Olive Bushshrike occurs in 5 countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.
What birds look similar to an Olive Bushshrike?: The Olive Bushshrike is most easily confused with the Bocage's Bushshrike, the Black-fronted Bushshrike and the Many-colored Bushshrike.
Is the Olive Bushshrike endangered?: The Olive Bushshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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