Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Bontroklaksman
Common Names in Czech:
Tuhýk Africký, Tuhýkovec Africký
Common Names in Danish:
Brubru, Nilaus
Common Names in Dutch:
Broebroe
Common Names in English:
Angola Brubru, Brubru, Brubru Shrike
Common Names in Finnish:
Kääpiölepinkäinen
Common Names in French:
Brubru, Brubru Africain
Common Names in German:
Brubru, Brubruwürger
Common Names in Italian:
Averla Brubru
Common Names in Japanese:
Himeyabumozu
Common Names in Latin:
Nilaus afer
Common Names in Norwegian:
Brubru
Common Names in Polish:
Dzierzbowik
Common Names in Portuguese:
Brubru
Common Names in Spanish:
Alcaudón Brubru
Common Names in Swahili:
Kicheba Mbavu-Nyekundu
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,815 meters (0 to 9,236 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
2.1Savanna - Dry
2.2Savanna - Moist
3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- Perching Birds
- Subfamily:
Malaconotinae
()
- Tribe:
Malaconotini
()
- Genus:
Nilaus
()
- Swainson 1827 Zool.J. 3 p.162
- Specific name:
afer
- (Latham) 1802 Suppl.ind.orn. p.xix
- Scientific name: - Nilaus afer (Latham) 1802
- Specific name:
afer
- (Latham) 1802 Suppl.ind.orn. p.xix
- Genus:
Nilaus
(
- Tribe:
Malaconotini
(
- Subfamily:
Malaconotinae
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Nilaus
There are approximately 17 species in this genus:
N. afer (Brubru Shrike) · N. afer afer (Gray-Headed Paradise-Flycatcher) · N. afer affinis (Angola Brubru) · N. afer brubru (Southern Brubru) · N. afer camerunensis (Cameroon Brubru) · N. afer erlangeri · N. afer erythreae · N. afer hilgerti · N. afer massaicus (Masai Brubru) · N. afer minor (Somaliland Brubru) · N. afer miombensis · N. afer nigritemporalis (Black-Browed Brubru) · N. afer solivagus · N. affinis · N. brubru · N. minor · N. nigritemporalis
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Further Reading
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 59.
- Bird hunting on the White Nile; a naturalist's experiences in the Soudan. By Harry F. Witherby. London, The Office of "Knowledge", 1902. ENG url p. 110, p. 51.
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 497.
- Bulletin / Peabody Museum of Natural History. New Haven: The Museum, ENG url p. 78.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) ENG url p. 161.
- Bulletin of the Natural History Society of New Brunswick. St. John, N. B., Natural History Society of New Brunswick. ENG url p. 306.
- Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. ENG url p. 169.
- Harris, Tony & Franklin, Kim (2000): Shrikes & Bush-Shrikes, Christopher Helm A & C Black
- Ibis. [London]Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press. ENG url p. 148, p. 290, p. 329, p. 414, p. 641, p. 663, p. 732, p. 766.
- Katalog der Collection von Erlanger in Nieder-Ingelheim a. Rh. Berlin, R. Friedlander und Sohn, 1908. GER url p. 266.
- Katalog der Vogelsammlung in Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main, von Ernst Hartert. Abgeschlossen Mitte Januar 1891. Frankfurt a.M., Knauer, 1891. GER url p. 87.
- Novitates Zoologicae. London. url p. 418.
- Postilla. New Haven, Peabody Museum of Natural History, 1950-2004. ENG url p. 35.
- The Emu. Melbourne: Australasian Ornithologists' Union, ENG url p. 41.
- Wissenschaftliche ergebnisse der Schwedischen zoologischen expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-1906, unter leitung von prof. dr. Yngve Sjöstedt. Hrsg. mit unterstützung von der Königl. schwed Stockholm, Tryckt hos P. Palmquists aktiebolag, 1910. GER url p. 170.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3847554
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-561618
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13549108
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 561618
- IUCN ID: 51432
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 139409
Footnotes
- Mean = 895.730 meters (2,938.747 feet), Standard Deviation = 403.540 based on 4,956 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
