Grey-headed bush-shrike
Birds of Namibia
Introduction: Grey-headed bush-shrikes (Malaconotus blanchoti) are named after a gentleman called P Blanchot, the French Governor of Senegal circa 1790. Woodlands and forest near permanent water bodies are the favoured Namibian habitat. Cautious by nature, they hop on the ground and among branches, singly or in pairs.
Distribution: Mainly in eastern Caprivi Strip including Chobe/Zambezi River systems, Victoria Falls.
Diet: Eats earthworms, locusts, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, moths, caterpillars, wasps, bees and dragonflies. Also takes chameleons, lizards, geckos, snakes, bats, birds, eggs and nestlings.
Description: Large bush-shrike with distinctive large bill. The Greek word Malaconotus refers to their soft, fluffy back and rump feathers.
Breeding: Females lay 2 to 4 eggs between September and February and incubated for up to 3 weeks.
Size: 25cm. Weight: 75cm.
Ostrich Self Drive
3 Days - A Sossusvlei trip including guided nature drives & visits to the dunes as well as a balloon safari
Dune Lark Self Drive
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Damara Tern Self Drive
3 Days - Swakopmund on the Namibian coast is the destination of this self drive tour
Red-Knobbed Coot Fly Drive Safari
12 Days - Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Damaraland, Etosha & Ongava Reserves, Okonjima
