A sociable, cartoon-like, black-and-white helmetshrike with a grayish crest and a piercing yellow eye and eye-wattle.
Groups fly with a labored flight action, showing a conspicuous pied pattern. Close-knit parties of 5 to 10 birds forage restlessly in mixed- or single-species flocks in broadleaf woodland and arid savanna, looking for insects at middle and lower levels.
Groups give strange ratcheting and ringing calls, including clicks and whistles.
White-crested Helmetshrike
Information
Common NameWhite Helmetshrike
The White-crested helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus), also known as the white helmetshrike,
Distribution and Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Behavior
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.
