adult; no sexual dimorphism (South Africa; 2007-06-30)


Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus

Native Range: Africa

Notes: a lovely bushshrike common in gardens and karoo scrublands of southern Africa.


frontal view; black collar across yellow breast (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

dorsal view; grey head, nape; green upperparts (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

yellow eyestripe; black line through eye (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

bright yellow throat surrounded by black (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

olive-green wings and tail plus olive on flanks (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

black strongly hooked bill (South Africa; 2007-06-30)