Brubru
Nilaus afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusNilaus
- SpeciesNilaus afer (Brubru)
The brubru (Nilaus afer) is a species of bushshrike (family Malaconotidae) found in most of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Nilaus. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Doherty's Bushshrike
Telophorus dohertyi
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Hunter's Cisticola
Cisticola hunteri
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Brubru at Aberdare National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there