Fluffy, stiff-crested and ringed with bright yellow around each eye, the white-crested helmetshrike looks like a cartoon character. It's a real bird, and one of the most sociable in the African savanna. A Face Like a Yellow Flower The white-crested helmetshrike, also called the white helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus), is a small black-and-white songbird about 19 to 25 … [Read more...] about This African Bird Wears Sunflowers Around Its Eyes — Meet the White-Crested Helmetshrike