Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Helmetshrikes :: White Helmetshrike
White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
Described by: Shaw (1809)
Alternate common name(s): White-crested Helmetshrike, Straight-crested Helmetshrike, Curly-crested Helmetshrike, Long-crested Helmetshrike, Common Helmetshrike, Southern Helmetshrike, Smith's Helmetshrike
Old scientific name(s): Prionops plumata
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Range
(1) Senegambia, s. Mauritania, s. Mali, Burkin Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, s. Niger, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.
(2) Cameroon and s. Chad.
(3) Central African Republic, n. Zaire, s. Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.
(4) E. and s. Ethiopia and se. Sudan.
(5) E. Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.
(6) E. and c. Ethiopia, n. and e. Kenya.
(7) Sw. Uganda, s. Kenya, Tanzania, e. Zaire, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, n. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana.
(8) E. Tanzania, e. Mozambique and ne. South Africa (Transvaal, Swaziland, and Natal).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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