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: \n* Yellow-crested helmetshrike (Prionops alberti) \n* Red-billed helmetshrike (Prionops caniceps) \n* Rufous-bellied helmetshrike (Prionops rufiventris) \n* Gabela helmetshrike (Prionops gabela) \n* White-crested helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus) \n* Grey-crested helmetshrike (Prionops poliolophus) \n* Retz's helmetshrike (Prionops retzii) \n* Chestnut-fronted helmetshrike (Prionops scopifrons)
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0