Biology:Grey-crested helmetshrike
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Short description: Species of bird
| Grey-crested helmetshrike | |
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| In Tanzania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Prionops |
| Species: | P. poliolophus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prionops poliolophus Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
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The gray-crested helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus) is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It has a clutch size of one egg.[2]
Gallery
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At Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
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Illustration with Prionops rufiventris
References
- โ BirdLife International (2016). "Prionops poliolophus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707760A94136849.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22707760/94136849. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- โ Fenner, Daniel B.; Walsh, Maureen G.; Winkelman, Dana L., eds. (2004), "Propagated Fish in Resource Management", American Fisheries Society, doi:10.47886/9781888569698.ch39, ISBN 978-1-888569-69-8
Wikidata ☰ Q1310722 entry
