Minivet
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The minivets are passerine
bird
s belonging to the genus
Pericrocotus in the cuckoo-shrike
family Campephagidae. There are about 13 species, occurring mainly in forests in southern and eastern Asia
. They are fairly small, slender birds with long tails and an erect posture. Many species have bright red or yellow markings. They feed mainly on insect
s, foraging in groups in the tree canopy.
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s belonging to the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Pericrocotus in the cuckoo-shrike
Cuckoo-shrike
The cuckooshrikes and allies in the Campephagidae family are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia...
family Campephagidae. There are about 13 species, occurring mainly in forests in southern and eastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. They are fairly small, slender birds with long tails and an erect posture. Many species have bright red or yellow markings. They feed mainly on insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s, foraging in groups in the tree canopy.
Species list
- Rosy MinivetRosy MinivetThe Rosy Minivet is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.Male is distinguished from other minivets by having deep pink/light red shade in wings and tail and female having olive /olive yellow rump as against bright yellow in other minivets.Both male and female are grey above.DistributionIt...
, Pericrocotus roseus - Swinhoe's MinivetSwinhoe's MinivetSwinhoe's Minivet or Brown-rumped Minivet is a species of bird in the cuckoo-shrike family, Campephagidae.It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
or Brown-rumped Minivet, Pericrocotus cantonensis - Ashy MinivetAshy MinivetThe Ashy Minivet is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the minivet genus Pericrocotus in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. While most of the minivets have shades of yellow, orange and red in their plumage, this species has only greys, whites and blacks...
, Pericrocotus divaricatus - Ryukyu MinivetRyukyu MinivetThe Ryukyu Minivet is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is endemic to Japan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
, Pericrocotus tegimae - Small MinivetSmall MinivetThe Small Minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus is a small passerine bird. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia....
, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus - Fiery MinivetFiery MinivetThe Fiery Minivet is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....
, Pericrocotus igneus - Flores MinivetFlores MinivetThe Flores Minivet , also known as the Little Minivet, is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
or Little Minivet, Pericrocotus lansbergei - White-bellied MinivetWhite-bellied MinivetThe White-bellied Minivet is a species of minivet found in India, mostly in dry deciduous forest.The species is characterized by stable population trend and extent of occurrence of more than 20 thousand km2....
, Pericrocotus erythropygius - Grey-chinned MinivetGrey-chinned MinivetThe Grey-chinned Minivet is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife...
, Pericrocotus solaris - Long-tailed MinivetLong-tailed MinivetThe Long-tailed Minivet is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam...
, Pericrocotus ethologus - Short-billed MinivetShort-billed MinivetThe Short-billed Minivet is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
, Pericrocotus brevirostris - Sunda MinivetSunda MinivetThe Sunda Minivet is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
, Pericrocotus miniatus - Scarlet MinivetScarlet MinivetThe Scarlet Minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus is a small passerine bird. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to southern China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They are common resident breeding birds in forests and other well-wooded habitats including...
, Pericrocotus flammeus