Typical helmetshrike

The typical helmetshrikes, Prionops, form a bird genus in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae. They were for long usually included in the Malaconotidae. They contains the following species:
 * Yellow-crested Helmet-shrike (Prionops alberti)
 * Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike (Prionops caniceps)
 * Gabela Helmet-shrike (Prionops gabela)
 * White Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus)
 * Grey-crested Helmet-shrike (Prionops poliolophus)
 * Retz's Helmetshrike (Prionops retzii)
 * Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike (Prionops scopifrons)