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Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike
Oranjeborsboslaksman · Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
A colourful but elusive small bush-shrike, grey-crowned and green-backed with a glowing orange breast fading to yellow, and a yellow forehead stripe. It works methodically through the middle levels of woodland searching leaves for insects. The far-carrying, evenly spaced whistled song is a familiar sound long before the well-camouflaged bird is spotted.
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Yellow-and-orange below with a grey crown, green back and a yellow forehead and eyebrow; much smaller than Grey-headed Bush-Shrike.
Listen for its call
Far-carrying even-pitched "poo-poo-poo-poo" whistle.
Where to see it in Kruger
Resident in woodland and thicket park-wide, feeding quietly inside the canopy; a regular hidden whistler of the bush.
Did you know
Its song is a clear, repeated whistle that sounds just like someone whistling 'coffee, tea, or me'.
Often confused with
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