Helmet-Shrikes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Prionopidae
The helmetshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. They were formerly classified with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to separate from that group as the family Prionopidae. There are 11 species worldwide, three in Southern Africa.
- White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
- Retz's Helmetshrike Prionops retzii
- Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds