Brubru
Nilaus afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusNilaus
- SpeciesNilaus afer (Brubru)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Brubru sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 173 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brubru in Masai Mara National Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brubru in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.