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Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus
The bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus) is a bushshrike.
When to visit
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Records2,680 records
Curve from 2,680 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Bokmakierie is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,680 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Bokmakierie
Places to stay
50+ results in South Africa
- Which parks and reserves are best for the Bokmakierie in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Bokmakierie at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Amakhala Game Reserve, Gondwana Game Reserve and Addo Elephant National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
- Where can you see the Bokmakierie in South Africa?
- The Bokmakierie is most recorded in Western Cape (64% of records), Eastern Cape (18% of records), Northern Cape (5% of records), based on 2 680 iNaturalist observations. 74 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Bokmakierie on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Bokmakierie?
- The Bokmakierie is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Amakhala Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Addo Elephant National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the Bokmakierie?
- The bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus) 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.