Biology:Grey-crested helmetshrike

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Short description: Species of bird

Grey-crested helmetshrike
Prionops poliolophus -Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya-8.jpg
At Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vangidae
Genus: Prionops
Species:
P. poliolophus
Binomial name
Prionops poliolophus
Fischer & Reichenow, 1884

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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1310722 entry