Family

Bushshrikes and Allies

Malaconotidae

32 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Laniarius barbarus

60–70% · Likely

Laniarius erythrogaster

Laniarius major

Laniarius funebris

Dryoscopus cubla

Laniarius atrococcineus

50–60% · Likely

Telophorus zeylonus

50–60% · Likely

Laniarius ferrugineus

Laniarius luehderi

Tchagra australis

Tchagra senegalus

Nilaus afer

Laniarius leucorhynchus

30–40% · Possible

Dryoscopus gambensis

30–40% · Possible

Malaconotus blanchoti

30–40% · Possible

Laniarius fuelleborni

30–40% · Possible

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Dryoscopus angolensis

Telophorus dohertyi

Telophorus viridis

Laniarius sublacteus

Tchagra tchagra

Laniarius bicolor

Laniarius poensis

Laniarius mufumbiri

Laniarius willardi

Dryoscopus pringlii

Telophorus quadricolor

10–20% · With luck

Laniarius aethiopicus

Tchagra jamesi

Laniarius ruficeps

Malaconotus lagdeni

Malaconotus cruentus

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

30–40

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bushshrikes and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	8	90–100%
	Tropical Boubou			60–70%
	Black-backed Puffback			60–70%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			40–50%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			30–40%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			30–40%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Southern Boubou			Insufficient data
2	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	6	90–100%
	Tropical Boubou			50–60%
	Black-backed Puffback			50–60%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			30–40%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
3	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	90–100%
	Tropical Boubou			60–70%
	Black-backed Puffback			50–60%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Brubru			<5%
	Slate-colored Boubou			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
4	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	90–100%
	Slate-colored Boubou			60–70%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			40–50%
	Black-backed Puffback			30–40%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	6	90–100%
	Tropical Boubou			50–60%
	Black-backed Puffback			40–50%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			20–30%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	80–90%
	Slate-colored Boubou			40–50%
	Tropical Boubou			40–50%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Black-backed Puffback			20–30%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
7	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10	80–90%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			30–40%
	Southern Boubou			30–40%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			20–30%
	Black-backed Puffback			20–30%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			5–10%
	Brubru			<5%
	Bokmakierie			<5%
	Southern Tchagra			<5%
8	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5	80–90%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			50–60%
	Black-backed Puffback			30–40%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Brubru			20–30%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
9	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	15	80–90%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			40–50%
	Northern Puffback			20–30%
	🐦 Pink-footed Puffback			20–30%
	Doherty's Bushshrike			10–20%
	Western Boubou			10–20%
	Tropical Boubou			5–10%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Lagden's Bushshrike			5–10%
	Willard's Sooty Boubou			<5%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	+3 more at the park page…
10	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10	80–90%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			40–50%
	Slate-colored Boubou			20–30%
	Brubru			20–30%
	Black-headed Gonolek			20–30%
	Northern Puffback			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Three-streaked Tchagra			<5%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			Insufficient data
11	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	5	80–90%
	Yellow-crowned Gonolek			60–70%
	Northern Puffback			30–40%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Brubru			Insufficient data
12	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	14	80–90%
	Black-headed Gonolek			60–70%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Papyrus Gonolek			10–20%
	Tropical Boubou			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Northern Puffback			<5%
	Brubru			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			<5%
	Slate-colored Boubou			Insufficient data
	Sooty Boubou			Insufficient data
	🐦 Pink-footed Puffback			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	9	80–90%
	Black-backed Puffback			50–60%
	Southern Boubou			30–40%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			20–30%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Brubru			<5%
	Bokmakierie			Insufficient data
14	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	11	80–90%
	Black-headed Gonolek			40–50%
	Tropical Boubou			20–30%
	Slate-colored Boubou			20–30%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Northern Puffback			5–10%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Papyrus Gonolek			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Black-backed Puffback			<5%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			Insufficient data
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	7	80–90%
	Tropical Boubou			50–60%
	Black-backed Puffback			30–40%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			5–10%
	Gabon Boubou			Insufficient data
	Brubru			5–10%
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	11	80–90%
	Black-backed Puffback			40–50%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Southern Boubou			10–20%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			<5%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			<5%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			<5%
	Bokmakierie			<5%
17	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	80–90%
	Bokmakierie			50–60%
	Southern Boubou			50–60%
	Southern Tchagra			10–20%
	Black-backed Puffback			5–10%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	7	80–90%
	Black-backed Puffback			50–60%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			30–40%
	Tropical Boubou			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			Insufficient data
19	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	80–90%
	Slate-colored Boubou			30–40%
	Black-backed Puffback			30–40%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			20–30%
	Brubru			20–30%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Three-streaked Tchagra			5–10%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
	Pringle's Puffback			Insufficient data
20	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	11	80–90%
	Slate-colored Boubou			40–50%
	Black-backed Puffback			20–30%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Pringle's Puffback			10–20%
	Three-streaked Tchagra			10–20%
	Red-naped Bushshrike			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Zanzibar Boubou			<5%
21	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	11	80–90%
	Black-backed Puffback			30–40%
	Fuelleborn's Boubou			30–40%
	Slate-colored Boubou			20–30%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Tropical Boubou			5–10%
	Zanzibar Boubou			<5%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Pringle's Puffback			Insufficient data
22	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	12	80–90%
	Black-headed Gonolek			50–60%
	Tropical Boubou			30–40%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Papyrus Gonolek			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Slate-colored Boubou			<5%
	Northern Puffback			<5%
	Sooty Boubou			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Lühder's Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Willard's Sooty Boubou			Insufficient data
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	9	80–90%
	Black-headed Gonolek			50–60%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			30–40%
	Northern Puffback			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			5–10%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Papyrus Gonolek			<5%
	Three-streaked Tchagra			Insufficient data
24	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	8	70–80%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			40–50%
	Southern Boubou			30–40%
	Black-backed Puffback			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Brubru			<5%
	Bokmakierie			Insufficient data
25	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	6	70–80%
	Tropical Boubou			40–50%
	Black-backed Puffback			30–40%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
26	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	12	70–80%
	Black-backed Puffback			20–30%
	Slate-colored Boubou			20–30%
	Zanzibar Boubou			20–30%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
	Four-colored Bushshrike			5–10%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Pringle's Puffback			5–10%
	Red-naped Bushshrike			<5%
	Three-streaked Tchagra			<5%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Tropical Boubou			Insufficient data
27	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	14	70–80%
	Doherty's Bushshrike			20–30%
	Northern Puffback			20–30%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			10–20%
	Tropical Boubou			10–20%
	Western Boubou			10–20%
	Willard's Sooty Boubou			10–20%
	🐦 Pink-footed Puffback			5–10%
	Lagden's Bushshrike			<5%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Papyrus Gonolek			<5%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
28	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	70–80%
	Slate-colored Boubou			40–50%
	Black-backed Puffback			20–30%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Tropical Boubou			5–10%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
29	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	70–80%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Black-backed Puffback			20–30%
	Tropical Boubou			20–30%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			10–20%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Zanzibar Boubou			5–10%
	Slate-colored Boubou			Insufficient data
30	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	17	70–80%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			20–30%
	Tropical Boubou			10–20%
	Northern Puffback			10–20%
	Black-headed Gonolek			10–20%
	🐦 Pink-footed Puffback			10–20%
	Doherty's Bushshrike			5–10%
	Western Boubou			5–10%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Lagden's Bushshrike			<5%
	Willard's Sooty Boubou			<5%
	Papyrus Gonolek			<5%
	+5 more at the park page…
31	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	70–80%
	Slate-colored Boubou			40–50%
	Brubru			30–40%
	Three-streaked Tchagra			5–10%
	Northern Puffback			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Pringle's Puffback			<5%
32	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	60–70%
	Tropical Boubou			50–60%
	Black-backed Puffback			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Doherty's Bushshrike			<5%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Brubru			Insufficient data
	Slate-colored Boubou			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
33	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	60–70%
	Tropical Boubou			20–30%
	Slate-colored Boubou			20–30%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Black-backed Puffback			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
34	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	6	60–70%
	Black-backed Puffback			30–40%
	Tropical Boubou			20–30%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
35	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	7	60–70%
	Tropical Boubou			20–30%
	Black-backed Puffback			20–30%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			5–10%
36	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	60–70%
	Slate-colored Boubou			30–40%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			20–30%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Black-backed Puffback			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Pringle's Puffback			Insufficient data
37	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	60–70%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			50–60%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Bokmakierie			Insufficient data
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
38	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	60–70%
	Slate-colored Boubou			30–40%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Black-backed Puffback			5–10%
	Tropical Boubou			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
39	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5	50–60%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			30–40%
	Brubru			10–20%
	Black-backed Puffback			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
40	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	50–60%
	Tropical Boubou			30–40%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Northern Puffback			5–10%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Black-backed Puffback			5–10%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Slate-colored Boubou			<5%
41	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	8	50–60%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			10–20%
	Gabon Boubou			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Black-backed Puffback			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
42	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	12	50–60%
	Tropical Boubou			30–40%
	Northern Puffback			10–20%
	Western Boubou			10–20%
	Doherty's Bushshrike			10–20%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Lagden's Bushshrike			<5%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Lühder's Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Papyrus Gonolek			Insufficient data
	🐦 Pink-footed Puffback			Insufficient data
43	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	50–60%
	Slate-colored Boubou			20–30%
	Black-backed Puffback			10–20%
	Tropical Boubou			10–20%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
44	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	50–60%
	Tropical Boubou			30–40%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Black-backed Puffback			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Zanzibar Boubou			Insufficient data
45	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	50–60%
	Southern Boubou			30–40%
	Black-backed Puffback			20–30%
	Southern Tchagra			<5%
	Bokmakierie			<5%
46	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	8	50–60%
	Tropical Boubou			20–30%
	Black-backed Puffback			10–20%
	Gabon Boubou			10–20%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			5–10%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	Brubru			<5%
47	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	6	50–60%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			20–30%
	Slate-colored Boubou			10–20%
	Northern Puffback			10–20%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Ethiopian Boubou			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
48	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	11	40–50%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			10–20%
	Lühder's Bushshrike			10–20%
	Tropical Boubou			10–20%
	Northern Puffback			10–20%
	Papyrus Gonolek			5–10%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			<5%
	🐦 Pink-footed Puffback			<5%
	Black-headed Gonolek			<5%
	Brubru			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Sooty Boubou			Insufficient data
49	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	30–40%
	Sooty Boubou			30–40%
	Northern Puffback			<5%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
	Black-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
	Tropical Boubou			Insufficient data
	Slate-colored Boubou			Insufficient data
	Black-headed Gonolek			Insufficient data
50	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	30–40%
	Slate-colored Boubou			20–30%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			5–10%
	Black-backed Puffback			<5%
	Tropical Boubou			<5%
	Gray-headed Bushshrike			<5%
	Black-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
51	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Southern Boubou			20–30%
	Bokmakierie			10–20%
52	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	5	20–30%
	Sooty Boubou			Insufficient data
	Lagden's Bushshrike			Insufficient data
	Black-crowned Tchagra			Insufficient data
	Tropical Boubou			Insufficient data
	Fiery-breasted Bushshrike			Insufficient data
53	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	10–20%
	Bokmakierie			10–20%
	Brubru			5–10%
	Crimson-breasted Gonolek			<5%
	Brown-crowned Tchagra			<5%
54	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	10–20%
	Ethiopian Boubou			10–20%
	Northern Puffback			5–10%

Bushshrikes and Allies

Species in this group

Yellow-crowned Gonolek

Black-headed Gonolek

Tropical Boubou

Slate-colored Boubou

Black-backed Puffback

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

Bokmakierie

Southern Boubou

Lühder's Bushshrike

Brown-crowned Tchagra

Black-crowned Tchagra

Brubru

Sooty Boubou

Northern Puffback

Gray-headed Bushshrike

Fuelleborn's Boubou

Pink-footed Puffback

Doherty's Bushshrike

Four-colored Bushshrike

Zanzibar Boubou

Southern Tchagra

Gabon Boubou

Western Boubou

Papyrus Gonolek

Willard's Sooty Boubou

Pringle's Puffback

Four-colored Bushshrike

Ethiopian Boubou

Three-streaked Tchagra

Red-naped Bushshrike

Lagden's Bushshrike

Fiery-breasted Bushshrike

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Bushshrikes and Allies

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