White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPrionopidae
GenusPrionops (Helmetshrikes)
SpeciesPrionops plumatus (White-crested Helmetshrike)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Nairobi National Park

5 Verified sightings at Nairobi National Park From 2019 to 2026

5,165 Verified sightings across all 38 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-crested Helmetshrike

The white-crested helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus), also known as the white helmetshrike, is a species of passerine bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is a gregarious bird and is found in small, active parties that are always on the move as they forage among the foliage or on the ground. They chatter noisily to one another as they move through their territory. (White-crested helmetshrike = ) White helmetshrike - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lanius cabanisi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis superbus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Passer rufocinctus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turdoides hypoleuca

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cinnyris venustus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Crithagra reichenowi

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lagonosticta senegala

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Corvus albus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Uraeginthus bengalus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
2	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
3	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~40%
4	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~30%
5	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~30%
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
8	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
9	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~20%
10	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~20%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~20%
14	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
15	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~10%
16	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
18	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
19	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
20	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
21	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
22	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
23	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
24	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
25	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
28	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
29	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
30	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
33	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
34	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
35	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
36	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
37	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
38	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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White-crested Helmetshrike

About the White-crested Helmetshrike

Recent sightings of White-crested Helmetshrike in Nairobi National Park

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

Common Bulbul

Long-tailed Fiscal

Superb Starling

Red-billed Oxpecker

Kenya Rufous Sparrow

Northern Pied-Babbler

Variable Sunbird

Purple Grenadier

Reichenow's Seedeater

Red-billed Firefinch

Pied Crow

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found