Brubru
Nilaus afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusNilaus
- SpeciesNilaus afer (Brubru)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
Pringle's Puffback
Dryoscopus pringlii
Three-streaked Tchagra
Tchagra jamesi
Red-naped Bushshrike
Laniarius ruficeps
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Zanzibar Boubou
Laniarius sublacteus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
📅 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 Tsavo West National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Brubru sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 195 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brubru in Tsavo West National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brubru in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.