Yellow-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops alberti
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Birds
The yellow-crested helmetshrike or King Albert's helmetshrike is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae. This large, striking helmetshrike is unique in its black plumage and bright yellow crest. Though this species has been encountered broadly across the mountains of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, there is still much to learn about this species. It is rarely reported due to the majority of its distribution occurring in relatively remote regions within the Albertine Rift, an area with ongoing armed conflict.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vangidae
- Genus
- Prionops