Telophorus zeylonus

Endemic to southern Africa, this striking, black, yellow and olive bush-shrike spends its time in open habitats; including karoo scrub, fynbos, grassland with scattered bushes and parks/gardens in urban areas.

This beautiful bird has a wide range of whistled calls (the most common of which gives this species its name, bok-bok-mak-kik), which make locating it relatively straightforward. We first recorded this species in February 2010 while visiting Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve in south east Gauteng.