Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
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Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike

Prionops scopifrons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Gorongosa National Park
3 Verified records at Gorongosa National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut-fronted helmetshrike (Prionops scopifrons) is a species of bird in the Vanga family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland found around the equator. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

White-crested Helmetshrike
LC

White-crested Helmetshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prionops plumatus

10–20% · With luck
Retz's Helmetshrike
LC

Retz's Helmetshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prionops retzii

5–10% · With luck
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

50–60% · Likely
Black-headed Oriole
LC

Black-headed Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus larvatus

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

30–40% · Possible
African Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

African Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone viridis

30–40% · Possible
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

30–40% · Possible
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

30–40% · Possible
Sombre Greenbul
LC

Sombre Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Andropadus importunus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike at Gorongosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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