Brubru
Nilaus afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusNilaus
- SpeciesNilaus afer (Brubru)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Three-streaked Tchagra
Tchagra jamesi
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brubru in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Brubru sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brubru in Kidepo Valley National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Brubru in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.