Brubru
Nilaus afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusNilaus
- SpeciesNilaus afer (Brubru)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Brubru sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 834 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brubru in Serengeti National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Brubru in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.