Alternative name: Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike
- Prionops caniceps
Identification
Length 20-22 cm
Blue-grey lores and crown; glossy-black upperparts and throat; white breast and buff belly. It has a red bill, yellow eye and orange eye wattle.
Distribution
Western Africa: Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. c. caniceps:
- P. c. harterti:
Habitat
Mid-altitude and lowland forests.
Behaviour
Found in small, noisy flocks; joins multi-species feeding parties.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-billed Helmetshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-billed_Helmetshrike
