About Prionops plumatus (Shaw, 1809)
Nomenclature
The white-crested helmetshrike, with the scientific name Prionops plumatus (Shaw, 1809), is also commonly called the white helmetshrike. It is a species of passerine bird that belongs to the vanga family Vangidae; it was formerly usually classified within the family Malaconotidae.
Geographic Range
This bird can be found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Natural Habitats
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
