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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ShrublandCup nestSmall · 49 g
ShrublandCup nestSmall · 49 g
When to see the Grey-crested Helmetshrike
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Grey-crested Helmetshrike
Regular range
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Grey-crested Helmetshrike
The gray-crested helmetshrike is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
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Easily confused with
Rufous-bellied HelmetshrikePrionops rufiventrisIt is 20–22 cm long.
Gabela HelmetshrikePrionops gabelaThe Gabela helmetshrike is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
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.
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