Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
Prionops scopifrons(Peters, WKH, 1854)
English (US) Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
The Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike (Prionops scopifrons) 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.
- Scientific name
- Prionops scopifrons
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
- Described by
- (Peters, WKH, 1854)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Prionops scopifrons kirki
- Prionops scopifrons keniensis
- Prionops scopifrons scopifrons
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sigmodus scopifrons
- Described by
- (Peters, WKH, 1854)
- Type locality
- Mozambique.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 2, no.11 p.422
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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