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ENEndangeredEndemicInvertebrates
ForestCup nestSmall · 46 g
ForestCup nestSmall · 46 gWhen to see the Gabela Helmetshrike
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Gabela Helmetshrike
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Gabela Helmetshrike
The Gabela helmetshrike is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
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Easily confused with
Yellow-crested HelmetshrikePrionops albertiAdults are generally all black with a bright yellow or gold crest (sometimes described as a "helmet"), with the yellow extending across the entire top half of the head above the eyeline and extending backwards behind the eye.
Rufous-bellied HelmetshrikePrionops rufiventrisIt is 20–22 cm long.
Grey-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusThe gray-crested helmetshrike is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
Rufous-bellied HelmetshrikePrionops rufiventrisIt is 20–22 cm long.
Grey-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusThe gray-crested helmetshrike is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
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