---
title: "Brubru"
description: "Nilaus afer — Aves. The brubru (Nilaus afer) is a species of bushshrike (family Malaconotidae) found in most of Sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brubru
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brubru

> Nilaus afer — Aves. The brubru (Nilaus afer) is a species of bushshrike (family Malaconotidae) found in most of Sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Nilaus afer*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 825
- Wikidata: [Q850113](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q850113)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8580](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8580)

## Names

- en: Brubru
- de: Brubruwürger
- es: Brubrú
- fr: Brubru africain
- nl: Nilaus
- pt: Brubru
- pl: Dzierzbowik (zwyczajny)

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (314), NA (81), KE (76), TZ (75), GM (28), ET (27), MW (26), BW (24), ZM (24), SN (14), ZW (14), GH (13)

## Summary

The brubru (Nilaus afer) is a species of bushshrike (family Malaconotidae) found in most of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Nilaus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brubru

## Photo

![Brubru](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brubru/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301412374

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brubru?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).