Grey-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops poliolophusFischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884
English (US) Gray-crested Helmetshrike
UK name: Grey-crested Helmetshrike
The Grey-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus) 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: dry thornscrub of southwestern Kenya and western TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Prionops poliolophus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Gray-crested Helmetshrike
- English (UK)
- Grey-crested Helmetshrike
- Described by
- Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884
- Type locality
- Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 32, no.165 p.180
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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