Vangas & Allies

Grey-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops poliolophus

The Grey-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus) is a 49 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Vangas & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

49 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Kenya, Tanzania.

Where to see it: Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya); Serengeti NP (Tanzania); Maasai Mara NR · Mara Triangle (Kenya); Ngorongoro Conservation Area · Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania).

Photo: (c) marius, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist