First record of small mammal predation by a Bokmakierie on a Forest Shrew in eastern Free State Province, South Africa

Stephanie Payne; Zinhle Sithole; Karabo Moloi; Sandy-Lynn Steenhuisen; Grant D. Martin

First record of small mammal predation by a Bokmakierie on a Forest Shrew in eastern Free State Province, South Africa

Authors

Stephanie Payne University of the Free State https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1493-1506
Zinhle Sithole https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2668-1196
Karabo Moloi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-4179
Sandy-Lynn Steenhuisen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6128-0654
Grant D. Martin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9302-1369

Keywords:

Bush-shrike, Camera Trap, Farmland, Grassland Biome, Myosorex varius, Predation Behaviour, Telophorus zeylonus

Abstract

This article reports on a novel observation of predation behaviour exhibited by a Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus) on a Forest Shrew (Myosorex varius), captured via a Bushnell remote camera trap in the eastern Free State of South Africa. This documentation marks, to our knowledge, one of the first recorded instances of such predation, providing insights into the Bokmakierie diet and ecological interactions within this habitat.

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Published

2025-10-29

How to Cite

Payne, S., Sithole, Z., Moloi, K., Steenhuisen, S.-L. and Martin, G. D. (2025) “First record of small mammal predation by a Bokmakierie on a Forest Shrew in eastern Free State Province, South Africa”, Afrotropical Bird Biology:<br /> Journal of the Natural History of African Birds, 5. Available at: https://journals.uct.ac.za/index.php/ABB/article/view/1625 (Accessed: 30 October 2025).