Olive Bushshrike

Common, near-endemic resident. Two morphs: (a) with cinnamon breast (intensity variable), male with white eyebrow; (b) with entirely olive-green upper parts and yellow underparts in both sexes cf. [Orange-breasted Bushshrike] and [Black-fronted Bushshrike]. In both morphs, the black mask does not reach the base of the bill; cf. [Black-fronted Bushshrike]. Immature as illustrated. Calls include about six notes of varying pitch, sometimes preceded by a single higher note, ‘phwee-phwee-phwee-phwee-phwee-phwee’ or ‘tew-tew-tew-tew-tew’ or ‘tee-toy-toy-toy-toy’; also a descending cadence ‘CHE-che-che-che-che-che’ and a warbling trill. Pairs occur in coastal and montane forest thickets, montane scrub, dense bush and plantations. In bush habitats, it feeds on insects and fruit in the lower stratum, in forests in the mid and lower strata. Secretive at all times.