Brubru

Brubru
Song recorded in Kiboko, Kenya
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Genus: Nilaus
Swainson, 1827
Species:
N. afer
Binomial name
Nilaus afer
(Latham, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Nilaus capensis

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.