Brubru strangler
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Brubru |
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Nilaus | ||||||||||||
Swainson , 1827 | ||||||||||||
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Nilaus afer | ||||||||||||
( Latham , 1801) |
The Brubruwürger ( Nilaus afer ) is a 15 centimeter large songbird from the family of bushshrike . He is the only representative of the genus Nilaus .
Appearance
The birds have a white belly plumage, the back is striped black and white. The wings are black and have thick, white, elongated stripes. The plumage under the wings is brownish in color. The legs and the lower half of the beak are gray and the top of the beak is black. The head is white except for the black forehead and an elongated black stripe along the eye area. The back plumage is black with white and brown spots. Outwardly, males and females do not differ from one another.
distribution and habitat
The Brubru strangler occurs in the tropical forests, on forest edges and in the savannas of West and East Africa.
Way of life
The birds live in the canopy of tall trees, where they hunt for insects, which they peck from the leaves or catch on the fly. To make contact with the female and to demarcate their territory from other conspecifics, they utter a very loud call bruuu-bruuu , after which they are named.
Reproduction
The female lays 2–7 spotted or striped eggs in a nest, which is in tall trees or bushes. The breeding season is 12 to 18 days, after which the young birds remain in the nest for up to 20 days.
Danger
Because of its widespread distribution and that no threats are known for this species, the IUCN classifies this species as ( Least Concern ) harmless.
Source
- Wilhelm owner (ed.), Erna Mohr: Encyclopedia of the animals. Volume 2, Weltbild, Augsburg 1991, ISBN 978-3-89350-361-2 , pp. 360-361.
- Christopher Perrins: The Great Encyclopedia of Birds. Pages: 254, 256 Publisher: ORBIS Verlag, Munich 1996 ISBN 3-572-00810-7 .
Web links
- Nilaus afer inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015.4. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2016.