Jump to content

Grey-crested helmetshrike

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Pvmoutside (talk | contribs) at 12:27, 21 July 2018 (speciesbox). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Grey-crested helmetshrike
At Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vangidae
Genus: Prionops
Species:
P. poliolophus
Binomial name
Prionops poliolophus

The grey-crested helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus) is a species of bird in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae, 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