Brubru
Nilaus afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusNilaus
- SpeciesNilaus afer (Brubru)
Closest Relatives at Lower Zambezi National Park
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
White-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops plumatus
📅 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 Lower Zambezi National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Brubru sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brubru in Lower Zambezi National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Brubru in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.