Bokmakierie

Afrikaans name: Bokmakierie

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Telophorus zeylonus

The Bokmakierie is an attractive bird that is endemic to southern Africa. It is mainly found in South Africa, as well as Namibia, but there are some in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

They reach a length of 22 cm or so and male and female are similar in size and colouration.

The Bokmakierie belongs to the Bushshrike family which is related to the true Shrikes. The Bushshrikes tend to skulk around in cover while the true Shrikes hunt from exposed perches.

The call of the Bokmakierie is beautiful and often gives away the presence of these birds.

Bokmakieries feed on insects, frogs and small reptiles and birds.

Roberts Birds Names by Edition

Edition	Roberts nr	Scientific name
1st	722	Telophorus zeylonus zeylonus
2nd	722	Telophorus zeylonus
3rd	722	Telophorus zeylonus
4th	722	Telophorus zeylonus
5th	746	Telophorus zeylonus
6th	746	Telophorus zeylonus
7th	552	Telophorus zeylonus

Edition	Roberts nr	English name
1st	722	Backbackiri
2nd	722	Bokmakierie
3rd	722	Bokmakierie
4th	722	Bokmakierie
5th	746	Bokmakierie
6th	746	Bokmakierie
7th	552	Bokmakierie

Edition	Roberts nr	Afrikaans name
1st	722	Bokmakierie
2nd	722	Bokmakierie
3rd	722	Bokmakierie
4th	722	Bokmakierie
5th	746	Bokmakierie
6th	746	Bokmakierie
7th	552	Bokmakierie

References and further reading

Wildlife of Southern Africa - Author: Martin Withers and David Hosking - Published: 2011 - Page: 172

Wildlife of the Cape Peninsula - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 2001 - Page: 64

The Sandton Field Guide - Author: Sandton Nature Conservation Society - Published: 1982 - Page: 62

Wild About Johannesburg - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 1995 - Page: 57

The Birds of South Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Dr. Austin Roberts - Published: 1949 - Page: 306

The Birds of South Africa - Author: Hazel Stokes - Published: 1979 - Page: 42

Southern African Bird Names Explained - Author: Charles Clinning - Published: 1989 - Page: 140

Southern African Wildlife - Author: Reader s Digest - Published: 1989 - Page: 191

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 4th Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 2011 - Page: 396

Shrikes of Southern Africa - Author: Tony Harris and Graeme Arnott - Published: 0 - Page: 172

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 1993 - Page: 362

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 6th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1993 - Page: 653

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 5th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1985 - Page: 655

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 4th Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1981 - Page: 511

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 3rd Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1975 - Page: 501

Roberts Bird Guide - Author: Hugh Chittenden - Published: 2007 - Page: 214

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1957 - Page: 387

Newman s Garden Birds - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1991 - Page: 92

Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 7th Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 2000 - Page: 380

Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1984 - Page: 380

Know your Garden Birds - Author: - Published: 0 - Page: 36

Meeting with Birds - Author: Tom Spence - Published: 1986 - Page: 96

Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of SA - 2nd edn - Author: Reader s Digest - Published: 1991 - Page: 412

Ian Sinclair s Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair - Published: 1988 - Page: 282

Geoff Lockwood s Garden Birds of Southern Africa - Author: Geoff Lockwood - Published: 0 - Page: 73

Garden Birds in South Africa - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 2017 - Page: 114

Garden Birds of Southern Africa - Author: P. Ginn & G. McIlleron - Published: 1981 - Page: 27

Field Guide to Fynbos Fauna - Author: Cliff & Suretha Dorse - Published: 2023 - Page: 164

Field Guide to the West Coast - Author: H. Marshall and B. Mommsen - Published: 1994 - Page: 111

Everyone s Guide to South African Birds - Author: John Sinclair and John Mendelsohn - Published: 1987 - Page: 80

Collins Illustrated Checklist - Birds of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: Ber van Perlo - Published: 1999 - Page: 72

Birds of the South Western Cape - Author: Joy Frandsen - Published: 0 - Page: 199

Birds of the Transkei - Author: C.D. Quickelberge - Published: 1989 - Page: 109

Birds of the Transvaal - Author: Tarboton, Kemp and Kemp - Published: 1987 - Page: 234

Birds of the Kruger and other National Parks - Volume 4 - Author: National Parks Board - Published: 1974 - Page: 20

Birds of the Natal Drakensberg Park - Author: Robin Little and William Bainbridge - Published: 1992 - Page: 101

Birds of Southern Africa - Kruger National Park - Author: Kenneth Newman - Published: 1985 - Page: 194

Bird Atlas of Natal - Author: Digby Cyrus and Nigel Robson - Published: 1980 - Page: 252

Birds of Africa south of the Sahara - Author: Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan - Published: 2003 - Page: 590

A First Guide to South African Birds - 6th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1959 - Page: 49

A First Guide to South African Birds - 7th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1975 - Page: 49

A Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: O.P.M. Prozesky - Published: 1983 - Page: 269

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