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bokmakierie /ˌbɒkməˈkɪəri /(also bokmakierie shrike) noun (plural bokmakieries)A bush shrike with conspicuous yellow underparts and a black band across the breast, common in southern Africa.- Telophorus (or Malaconotus) zeylonus, family Laniidae.
The pure, liquid sounds of two bokmakieries perched in an Acacia thorn tree carry through the air....- More visits to the area during the following week revealed no sign of immature bokmakieries, which suggests the probability of predation.
- Neddickies, sunbirds, sugar birds, starlings, bokmakieries, Cape robins, bulbuls and several other species are indigenous to this area, and provide excellent birdwatching opportunities.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Afrikaans, imitative of its call. |