Vangas & Allies

Red-billed Helmetshrike

Prionops caniceps

The Red-billed Helmetshrike (Prionops caniceps) is a 48 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Vangas & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

48 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

15

Recorded in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Liberia, Benin, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Central African Rep., Togo, ZZ.

Where to see it: Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary (Ghana); Meno River (Côte d'Ivoire); Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire); IET station (Côte d'Ivoire); Ankasa NP (Ghana).

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