Grey-crested helmetshrike

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

Grey-crested helmetshrike
In Tanzania
Conservation status
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.

It has a clutch size of one egg.^[2]

Gallery

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  At Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
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  Illustration with Prionops rufiventris