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Prionops alberti |
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Prionops alberti |
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Prionops du Roi Albert |
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Yellow-crested Helmet Shrike |
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Entirely black with bright yellow forehead and orange eye-ring. |
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This exceptional bird only exists in the high |
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Its way of hunting differs from that of other prionops. Does not cover the forest but hunts from a perch, dives towards its prey and comes back to the same perch. Can be seen in groups of up to twenty individuals. |
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Insectivorous. |
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Nests during the rainy season. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
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