own nests, especially when disturbed. Parasites Two quill mites, Neoaulonastus malaconotus and Syringophiloidus nkaii, have been identified as ectoparasites of the brubru. They belong to the Syringophilinae, which are known to infect several bushshrike species. References Barlow, Wacher and Disley, Birds of The Gambia Harris and Franklin, Shrikes & Bush Shrikes (Christopher Helm, 2000) External links Brubru - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Malaconotidae Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa Birds described in 1801