Biology:Retz's helmetshrike
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Short description: Species of bird
| Retz's helmetshrike | |
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| File:Prionops retzii retzii, 2023-05-10 15h15, 24s roep te Morothotsekloof, Skrikfontein, a.mp3 | |
| P. r. tricolor and calls of the nominate subspecies, both from South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Prionops |
| Species: | P. retzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Prionops retzii Wahlberg, 1856
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Retz's helmetshrike (Prionops retzii) is a species of bird in the helmetshrike family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[2][3]
- P. r. nigricans (Neumann, 1899) – south central Africa
- P. r. graculinus Cabanis, 1868 – East Africa
- P. r. retzii Wahlberg, 1856 – northern parts of southern Africa
- P. r. tricolor G.R. Gray, 1864 – eastern and southeastern Africa
Range and habitat
It is found in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa , Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
Gallery
P. r. graculinus in eastern Kenya
P. r. tricolor, juvenile in Kruger Park
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Prionops retzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22707788A94137622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707788A94137622.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22707788/94137622. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ Allan, D. (2018). "Retz's Helmetshrike (Prionops retzii)". Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. https://www.hbw.com/node/60552.
- ↑ Hockey, P. A. R.; Dean, W. R. J.; Ryan, P. G. (2005). Roberts Birds of Southern Africa (7th ed.). Cape Town: Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. pp. 709–710. ISBN 0-620-34053-3.
External links
- (Retz's helmetshrike = ) Red-billed helmetshrike Prionops retzii - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Wikidata ☰ Q1304910 entry
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