Brubru
Nilaus afer
Woodland. Black and white wing bar, Rufous flanks on white underparts. Female has brown cap.
Shrikes
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Fairly common resident. Small pied bird with rich rufous flanks in both sexes. Female is dark brown above. Immature is similar but has streaked breast. Male utters a drawn-out, far-carrying whistle ‘trrioooo’, like a telephone, the female replying with a softer, wheezy ‘wheee’. An active, restless species of open woodlands. Usually occurs in pairs, which call continuously while working their way through the mid stratum.
Quick Facts
Size
15 cm - S
Names
A: Bontroklaksman
Z: usacingo
G: Brubru
Bird Family
Insectivorous or partially carnivorous birds with stout, hooked or slightly hooked bills. They are sometimes known as ‘butcher birds' (genus *Lanius* means ‘butcher') because of their habit of sometimes impaling insects or small animals on a thorn or fence wire, returning later to eat. Habitat preference is for open woodland, where they will still-hunt from a perch.
Distribution
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Behaviour
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