White-crested Helmetshrike / Prionops plumatus LC
- Synonyms Smith's Helmetshrike, Straight-crested Helmet-Shrike, Long-crested Helmet Shrike, Long-crested Helmetshrike, White-crested Helmet-Shrike, White Helmet Shrike, White or Curly-crested Helmetshrike, Southern Helmetshrike, White Helmet-Shrike, Curly-crested Helmetshrike, White Helmetshrike, Straight-crested Helmetshrike, Curly-crested Helmet-Shrike
- Old latin name for bird Lanius plumatus, Prionops plumata
White-crested Helmetshrikebird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
MOBILE APP
Bird watching in your pocket
App Store · iOS
Available now
Google Play · Android
Available now
Where to see White-crested Helmetshrike
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
White-crested Helmetshrike subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prionops plumatus concinnatus | c Cameroon to nw Ethiopia and Uganda | - | No |
| Prionops plumatus cristatus | Eritrea and n Ethiopia to se Sudan and nw Kenya | - | No |
| Prionops plumatus plumatus | Senegal to n Cameroon | - | No |
| Prionops plumatus poliocephalus | e Tanzania, Malawi, s, e Zambia and Mozambique to e South Africa | - | No |
| Prionops plumatus talacoma | c, s Kenya, Uganda to Angola, n Namibia, n, e Botswana, Zimbabwe and ne South Africa | - | No |
| Prionops plumatus vinaceigularis | e Ethiopia and Somalia to e Kenya and ne Tanzania | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Withelmlaksman |
| Catalan | prionop de cresta blanca |
| Chinese | 长冠盔鵙 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 長冠盔鵙 |
| Croatian | krunata vanga |
| Czech | Tuhýk chocholatý, přílbovník chocholatý |
| Danish | Hjelmtornskade, Hvid Hjelmtornskade |
| Dutch | Helmklauwier |
| Finnish | valkoharjalepinkäinen |
| French | Bagadais casqué, Bagadais casqué ou B. bouclé |
| German | Brillenwürger, Weißschopf-Brillenwürger, Brillen-Würger, Weißschopf-Brillenvanga |
| Hungarian | sisakos pápaszemesgébics |
| Italian | Averla piumata bianca, Averla dall'elmo crestalunga |
| Japanese | エボシメガネモズ, ハイガシラカブトモズ |
| Lithuanian | Baltakuodė šalminė medšrakė, baltakuodė šalminė medšarkė |
| Norwegian | hvittopphjelmvarsler |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Kvittopphjelmvarslar |
| Polish | czołoczub żółtooki, czoloczub zóltooki, czoloczub senegalski |
| Portuguese | Picanco branco, atacador-de-poupa-branca, Picanco-branco |
| Russian | Длиннохохлый очковый сорокопут, Длиннохохлый шлемоносный сорокопут, Ддиннохохлый шлемоносный сорокопут, Белохохлый шлемоголов |
| Serbian | Beli svračak šlemaš |
| Shona | Chiteveravadzimba |
| Slovak | okuliarnatka strakatá |
| Spanish | Alcaudón de Copete Yelcobé, Prionopo crestiblanco |
| Swahili | Mlali Ushungi-mweupe |
| Swedish | Vit hjälmtörnskata, vittofsad hjälmtörnskata |
| Tsonga | Urhiana |
| Turkish | Ak Sorguçlu Vanga |
| Ukrainian | багадаїс білочубий |
| Zulu | iPhemvu |