Retz's Helmetshrike
Prionops retzii
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vangidae
- Genus
- Prionops
- eBird Code
- rethel1
Vocalizations
Robert Taylor · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (4)
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Prionops retzii graculinus
southern Somalia to eastern Kenya and northeastern Tanzania
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Prionops retzii nigricans
Angola to northwestern Zambia and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Prionops retzii retzii
far southern Angola and southern Zambia to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and northeastern South Africa
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Prionops retzii tricolor
Tanzania to Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, and eastern South Africa (southward to northern KwaZulu-Natal)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.