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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
19/05/2024 01:34:01 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
EN
Angola Helmet-shrike*
Id (Atlas):
Prionops gabela
Endemic
Description (10 )
Angola Helmet-shrike
© oiseaux.net
Other Names (World)
Gabela Helmetshrike, Gabela Helmet-shrike, Angola Helmet-shrike, Rand's Helmet-shrike, Rand's Red-billed Helmet-shrike, Angola Helmetshrike
Family
Vangidae (Vangas And Allies)
Size
19 cm
First Described (Guide )
Rand, 1957
Habitat
Canopy of forest, including forest underplanted with coffee, gallery forest and thicket sand-forest. From 300 - 1,000 m.
Angola (B) (NB).
Western Angola from Chio southern along and below escarpment to Gabela.
 
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat loss through charcoal production and conversion to agriculture are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Similar churring and clicking notes to Retz's Helmet-shrike (Prionops retzii ).
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)... )
Listen to XC699946
Gabela Helmetshrike (Prionops gabela ) [XC699946 ]
by Ken Behrens from Santa Amboleia (ANGOLA BIRDING ROUTE), Angola (song)
Listen to XC699948
Gabela Helmetshrike (Prionops gabela ) [XC699948 ]
by id from Santa Amboleia (ANGOLA BIRDING ROUTE), Angola (flight call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Forms a superspecies, and conceivably conspecific, with Retz's Helmet-shrike (Prionops retzii ).
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Angola Helmet-shrike see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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