#helmetshrike

[herpsandbirds]

White-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus), family Vangidae, found throughout much of Africa

Photograph by ASalfa Deri

[birdstudies]

March 12, 2024 - Red-billed Helmetshrike or Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike (Prionops caniceps) Found in parts of western Africa, these helmetshrikes live in and around forests, often near water. Foraging in small groups and joining mixed-species flocks, they eat insects, spiders, fruit, and seeds, capturing their prey in flight and picking it from leaves and twigs. Though their breeding habits are not known in detail, they build compact cup-shaped nests in trees, probably breed cooperatively, and may may raise two broods in a season.

[starskynder]

White-crested Helmetshrike

[cockmoment-theblog]

Round 1, Match 22 - Greater Sage-Grouse vs. Yellow-Crested Helmetshrike

All propaganda is welcome in replies/reblogs!

[darkhorse-javert]

A very relatable birb

White-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus) in Senegal by ASalafa Deri.

[todaysbird]

WELCOME BACK YELLOW-CRESTED HELMETSHRIKE!!!

[nightmare-birds]

Gabela Helmetshrike (Prionops gabela)

© Shailesh Pinto

[lowcountry-gothic]

Birbfest Collection 2024, by Aga Więckowska.

[fullfrontalbirds]

White-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus)

© Fikret Ataşalan

[cryptixotic]

Day 12 : The helmetshrike's silent song

[alonglistofbirds]

[2285/11080] Chestnut-fronted helmetshrike - Prionops scopifrons

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Malaconotoidea Family: Vangidae (vangas) Genus: Prionops (helmetshrikes)

Photo credit: Zak Pohlen via Macaulay Library

[herpsandbirds]

Yellow-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops alberti), family Vangidae, order Passeriformes,  Itombwe Massif, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is the first photograph of this bird (taken recently as part of a survey in the DR Congo (January, 2024).

This bird is rarely seen, and had not been spotted by scientists for about 20 years.

18 birds were found at 3 sites in DR of Congo.

photograph by Matt Brady / The University of Texas at El Paso

Read about the exciting find, here:

https://www.utep.edu/newsfeed/2024/february/first-known-photos-of-lost-bird-captured-by-utep-scientists.html

[birdstudies]

August 23, 2023 - Retz's Helmetshrike (Prionops retzii) These helmetshrikes are found in woodlands, often near rivers, forests, thickets, scrub, and mangroves across parts of southern and eastern Africa. They feed on insects, such as beetles, butterflies, and termites, as well as spiders and small reptiles, foraging in flocks. Breeding pairs are usually assisted by other males and females, likely the pair’s siblings. The groups build shallow cup-shaped nests from lichen, leaf stems, grass, and thin bark, held together with spiderwebs. All group members incubate the eggs and care for the chicks.

[rjzimmerman]

A group of white-crested helmetshrikes prepare to sleep in South Africa. Gary Collyer / Bird Photographer of the Year 2024

[andramariestudio]

Birbfest 2024 Day 9: White Crested Helmetshrike.