Gray-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops poliolophus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPrionopidae
- GenusPrionops (Helmetshrikes)
- SpeciesPrionops poliolophus (Gray-crested Helmetshrike)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
White-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops plumatus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-crested Helmetshrike in Serengeti National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Gray-crested Helmetshrike sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray-crested Helmetshrike in Serengeti National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Gray-crested Helmetshrike in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.