The Brubru is a bush-shrike found widely across sub-Saharan Africa. A southern African atlas account records it in savanna and acacia woodland, where it feeds in the canopy.
The male has a black crown, white forehead and eyebrow, and a black tail with white tips. Females are browner and have streaked underparts. The amount and color of rufous on the back and pale wing markings vary among subspecies.
The southern African atlas records Brubrus in acacia savanna and broad-leaved woodland such as miombo. They are usually solitary or in pairs, and pairs give antiphonal calls in the breeding season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.