Brubru
Nilaus afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusNilaus
- SpeciesNilaus afer (Brubru)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Four-colored Bushshrike
Telophorus viridis
Four-colored Bushshrike
Telophorus quadricolor
Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Brubru sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 1097 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brubru in Kruger National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Brubru in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.