Marsh Tchagra

Bocagia minuta (Hartlaub, 1858)

34 gWeight

The marsh tchagra or blackcap bush-shrike (Bocagia minuta) is a species of passerine bird placed in the monotypic genus Bocagia in the family Malaconotidae.

Most records: Uganda, Ghana, Zimbabwe

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Uganda, Ghana, Zimbabwe

Marsh Tchagra has been recorded at 72 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 15 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Brenu Beach – grasslandsGhana127 records
Mabamba SwampUganda63 records
Katiyo Tea EstateZimbabwe55 records

More places

Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda53 records
Queen Elizabeth NP – Ishasha RdUganda52 records
Wamba MarshZimbabwe47 records
Atewa – farm scrub and degraded forestGhana40 records
Bigodi SwampUganda40 records
Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda36 records
Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana33 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Ghana Zimbabwe Zambia Kenya Gabon Malawi Congo - Brazzaville

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The marsh tchagra or blackcap bush-shrike (Bocagia minuta) is a species of passerine bird placed in the monotypic genus Bocagia in the family Malaconotidae. It is native to marshes in the tropics and subtropics of Africa. It is sometimes placed in the genus Tchagra.

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