Gabela Helmetshrike
Prionops gabelaRand, AL, 1957
English (US) Gabela Helmetshrike
The Gabela Helmetshrike (Prionops gabela) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Vangidae (Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: western Angola (Gabela escarpment)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Prionops gabela
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Gabela Helmetshrike
- Described by
- Rand, AL, 1957
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Rand, AL, 1957
- Type locality
- Gabela, 15 km. south, Angola.
- Original description
- Fieldiana Zoology 39 p.43
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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