Retz's helmetshrike
# Retz's helmetshrike

Retz's helmetshrike (Prionops retzii) is a species of bird in the helmetshrike family Vangidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.

## Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:

* P. r. nigricans (Neumann, 1899) – south central Africa
* P. r. graculinus Cabanis, 1868 – East Africa
* P. r. retzii Wahlberg, 1856 – northern parts of southern Africa
* P. r. tricolor G.R. Gray, 1864 – eastern and southeastern Africa

## Range and habitat

It is found in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

## Gallery

* P. r. graculinus in eastern Kenya
* P. r. tricolor, juvenile in Kruger Park
