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Dry thornscrub and open woodland. | Dry thornscrub and open woodland. | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
| − | Classified as '''Near Threatened''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List, largely as a result of habitat degredation.<sup>[[#References| | + | Classified as '''Near Threatened''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List, largely as a result of habitat degredation.<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Largely sedentary; this species occurs in flocks of up to 12. | Largely sedentary; this species occurs in flocks of up to 12. | ||
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A cooperative breeder, nesting April to May in Kenya. The cup-shaped nest is made using grass and spiders web. | A cooperative breeder, nesting April to May in Kenya. The cup-shaped nest is made using grass and spiders web. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#BirdLife International ( | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#BirdLife International (2011) Species factsheet: ''Prionops poliolophus''. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=6201&m=0 http://www.birdlife.org] on 20/1/2011 |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Prionops+poliolophus}} | {{GSearch|Prionops+poliolophus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Prionops]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Prionops]] | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 20 January 2011
- Prionops poliolophus
Identification
Length 24-26 cm. Tall erect grey hindcrest, black ear coverts and white collar; upperparts black with white wing bar and underparts white with black patches on the sides of the breast. The eye is yellow and the bill black.
Similar species
White Helmetshrike is smaller, has yellow eye wattles and lacks the black patches on the sides of the breast.
Distribution
South-western Kenya and western Tanzania including the Serengeti and Mara Parks.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry thornscrub and open woodland.
Status
Classified as Near Threatened in the 2008 IUCN Red List, largely as a result of habitat degredation.[2]
Behaviour
Largely sedentary; this species occurs in flocks of up to 12.
Vocalization
Bill snapping, churring and clicking.
Breeding
A cooperative breeder, nesting April to May in Kenya. The cup-shaped nest is made using grass and spiders web.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- BirdLife International (2011) Species factsheet: Prionops poliolophus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/1/2011
