Retz's Helmetshrike (Prionops retzii)
About the Retz's Helmetshrike
Retz's helmetshrike (Prionops retzii) is a species of bird in the helmetshrike family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae. Four subspecies are recognized: Prionops retzii nigricans (Neumann, 1899) – south central Africa Prionops retzii graculinus Cabanis, 1868 – East Africa Prionops retzii retzii Wahlberg, 1856 – northern parts of southern Africa Prionops retzii tricolor G.R. Gray, 1864 – eastern and southeastern Africa. It is found in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 37 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-ND · 6 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.