African Bird Club

Retz's Helmet-Shrike - Adult

Photographer

» Steven Garvie

Location

» Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya

Country image taken

» Kenya

Date

» August, 2007

Equipment

» Canon 1D mkII + 500mm IS lens + 1.4x TC handheld @ 500 iso

Bird Species

»Prionops retzii - Retz’s Helmetshrike

Bird Species (French)

»Bagadais de Retz

Bird Family

»Vangidae - Vangas & Allies

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» A gregarious species which forms family groups. In coastal Kenyan Brachystegia forest this bird joins Drongos, Chestnut-fronted Helmet-Shrikes & other birds in mixed species feeding flocks which may also carry the rare & range-restricted Clarke's Weaver.