Chestnut-fronted helmetshrike

The chestnut-fronted helmetshrike (Prionops scopifrons) is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.

Chestnut-fronted helmetshrike
Subspecies kirki in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Coastal Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vangidae
Genus: Prionops
Species:
P. scopifrons
Binomial name
Prionops scopifrons
(Peters, 1854)

It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland found around the equator.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Prionops scopifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22707801A118745716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707801A118745716.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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