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Retz's helmetshrike

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Prionops

Higher classification
  
Prionops

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Prionopidae

Scientific name
  
Prionops retzii

Rank
  
Species

Retz's helmetshrike wwwoutdoorphotocozagallerydata523BWC452068

Similar
  
Bird, Helmetshrike, Prionops, Bushshrike, White‑crested helmetshrike

The Retz's helmetshrike (Prionops retzii) is a species of bird in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

References

Retz's helmetshrike Wikipedia