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 NT    Grey-crested Helmetshrike* Id (Atlas):
    Prionops poliolophus

Description (10)
Image of Grey-crested Helmetshrike
 

Other Scientific Names
Prionops poliolopha [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Other Names (World)
Grey-crested Helmetshrike, Gray-crested Helmetshrike, Grey-crested Helmet-shrike, Gray-crested Helmet-shrike

Family
Vangidae (Vangas And Allies)

Size
26 cm

First Described (Guide)
Fischer & Reichenow, 1884

Habitat
Open woodland with Acacia dephanolobium and Tarconanthus, riparian woodland with Acacia xanthophloea, Acacia abyssinica and Protea and wooded grassland and bushland. From 1,200 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)
Kenya (B) (NB), Tanzania [United Republic of] (B) (NB).

South-western Kenya and adjacent northern Tanzania.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat degradation through increasing densities of livestock and cultivation of marginal land is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Social, gregarious. Occurring in focks of up to 12.

Voice
Bill snapping and various churring and clickings sounds.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

 
Grey-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus) [XC455524]
     by Frank Lambert from , Kenya (call, song, group response)

 
Grey-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus) [XC455520]
     by Frank Lambert from , Kenya (call)

Nest
Cup-shaped and composed of grass and spiders' webs.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms superspecies with White-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus), and Yellow-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops alberti) possibly part of same group.

Similar Species
Subspecies policephalus of White-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus) is similar but smaller, has yellow eye wattles and a white, not grey crest.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Grey-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus) - 10 files


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