Grey-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti Stephens, 1826 — also called Gray-headed Bushshrike, Grey-headed Bush-shrike, GHBU. Occurrence records of the Grey-headed Bushshrike are shared on GBIF from around 66 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (2 473 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMalaconotidae

66reserves with records

7 174records around them

6provinces

LCIUCN category

Grey-headed Bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti) — Photo: Patty McGann · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	2 473
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	678
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	676
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	672
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	252
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	192
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	183
Mapungubwe National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	157
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	LP Limpopo	148
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	120
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	120
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	119
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	118
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	115
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	101
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	95
Thaba MoririNature reserve	LP Limpopo	80
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	71
Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	70
Lapalala WildernessGame reserve	LP Limpopo	62
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	56
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	53
Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	41
Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	40
Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	38
Wild Rivers Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	36
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	34
King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	27
Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	25
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	23
Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	23
White River Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	23
Magaliesberg Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve	GP Gauteng	17
Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	14
Venetia Limpopo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	14
Bateleur Nature Reserve & Stamvrug Hiking TrailsNature reserve	LP Limpopo	14
Blouberg PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve	LP Limpopo	13
Tshukudu Private Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	12
Ohrigstaddam NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	11
Zebra Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	11
Shaws GateNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	11
Dlangala Wildlife SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
Matshakatini Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	10
Somkhanda Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	10
Blouberg Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	9
Lanner GorgeProtected area	LP Limpopo	9
Nwanedi Provincial ParkNature reserve	LP Limpopo	8
Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking TrailNature reserve	NW North West	8
Mthethomusha Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	7
SS Skosana Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	7
Mbumbazi Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	6
Balule Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	6
Abelana Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	5
Hanover PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve	LP Limpopo	5
Harold Johnson Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	LP Limpopo	4
Grietjie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	LP Limpopo	4
0264 B Block Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	4
Hopewell Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	3
Lion & Safari ParkGame reserve	GP Gauteng	3

and 6 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Limpopo: 26 reserves
Mpumalanga: 14 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 14 reserves
North West: 5 reserves
Eastern Cape: 4 reserves
Gauteng: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Scientific name: Malaconotus blanchoti
GBIF taxon: 2484814
Wikidata: Q570351

More of the Malaconotidae family

Southern Boubou Black-backed Puffback Bokmakierie Brown-crowned Tchagra Black-crowned Tchagra Orange-breasted Bushshrike Brubru Crimson-breasted Shrike Olive Bushshrike Southern Tchagra Gorgeous Bushshrike

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.