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/ˈbɹuːbɹuː/ · noun
Also more fully as brubru shrike: a bird in the bushshrike family found in sub-Saharan Africa (Nilaus afer)..
L[anius] Capensis, Shaw. le Brubru, Le Vaill.; Brubru Shrike. […] Native of the Cape of Good Hope. From its peculiar note brubru, it derives its trivial name.
It was in the trees south of Timbuktu that I saw most of the Brubrus, […]
A pair of adult brubrus taken at Moroto, Uganda, 3,500 feet, on May 15, are referrable to the nominate race, although they are not wholly typical of it.
I distinguished the rasping whistles of bru-brus, the clarion choruses of red and yellow barbets, the feverish chattering of superb starlings and the harsh squawks of white-headed buffalo weavers.
This bird of dry scrub could be confused with a variety of other similar-looking species, including the tchagras[…], but the Brubru is short-tailed and very white in the face and breast. […] The song is a distinctive rolling trill, "prrrrrrrp-prrrrrrrrp", not dissimilar to an old telephone ringing, which is far-carrying.
They also saw some tasty representatives of the local avian wildlife in the form of bru-brus, crombecs, tawny eagles and marico flycatchers.
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Brubru means Also more fully as brubru shrike: a bird in the bushshrike family found in sub-Saharan Africa (Nilaus afer)..
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L[anius] Capensis, Shaw. le Brubru, Le Vaill.; Brubru Shrike. […] Native of the Cape of Good Hope. From its peculiar note brubru, it derives its trivial name.
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