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Featured Article: Brubru
Subspecies brubru
Photo by albertvoigts

Distribution

Widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland (not found in the southern-most part of South Africa)

Habitat

Open broad-leaved woodland, and acacia savanna. Generally found in the canopy.

Vocalisation

Call: A repeated "brrr brrr ..." (hence the common name); similar to a ringing telephone.

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