Chestnut-fronted helmetshrike
| Chestnut-fronted helmetshrike | |
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| Subspecies kirki in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Coastal Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Prionops |
| Species: | P. scopifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Prionops scopifrons (Peters, 1854)
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The chestnut-fronted helmetshrike (Prionops scopifrons) is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland found around the equator.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Prionops scopifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22707801A118745716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707801A118745716.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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External links
- Chestnut-fronted helmetshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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