Grey-crested helmetshrike

The grey-crested helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus) is a species of bird in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.

Grey-crested helmetshrike
At Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vangidae
Genus: Prionops
Species:
P. poliolophus
Binomial name
Prionops poliolophus
Fischer & Reichenow, 1884

It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Prionops poliolophus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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