Friday, January 24, 2014

>Pericrocotus erythropygius (White-bellied Minivet)

White-bellied Minivet



White-bellied Minivet
at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Species:P. erythropygius
Binomial name
Pericrocotus erythropygius
(Jerdon, 1840)

at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.

Male at Gir National Park, Gujarat, India.
The White-bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius) 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 lansbergei (Little Minivet)

Little Minivet



Little Minivet
A pair above a Chestnut-backed Thrush(Geokichla dohertyi)
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Species:P. lansbergei
Binomial name
Pericrocotus lansbergei
Büttikofer, 1886
The Little Minivet (Pericrocotus lansbergei), also known as the Flores Minivet, is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It isendemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

>Pericrocotus igneus (Fiery Minivet)

Fiery Minivet



Fiery Minivet
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Species:P. igneus
Binomial name
Pericrocotus igneus
Blyth, 1846
The Fiery Minivet (Pericrocotus igneus) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.



Wednesday, January 22, 2014

>Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Small Minivet)

Small Minivet


Small Minivet
Male P. c. pallidus at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Species:P. cinnamomeus
Binomial name
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Linnaeus, 1766

Male P. c. malabaricus in Shamirpet,Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India
The Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) is a small passerine bird. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia.

Female P. c. malabaricus in Hyderabad, India

Description
The Small Minivet is 16 cm long with a strong dark beak and long wings. The male differs from most other common minivets by having grey, not glossy black, upperparts and head, and orange underparts, fading to yellow on the belly, orange tail edges, rump and wing patches.
The female is grey above, with yellow underparts (including the face), tail edges, rump and wing patches.
There is much racial variation. The male P. c. pallidus of the northwest Indian subcontinent is pale grey above, with the underparts whitish except on the throat and flanks, whereas the male P. c. malabaricus of peninsular and southern India is darker above, has more extensive scarlet below. The female of the southern race is also brighter yellow below.

Behaviour
The Small Minivet is a widespread and common resident breeding bird in thorn jungle and scrub. The nest is a cup-like structure into which two to four spotted eggs are laid and incubated by the female.
This minivet catches insects in trees by flycatching or while perched. The Small Minivet will form small flocks. Its call is a high, thinswee swee swee.

Other views, plumages and races

>Pericrocotus tegimae (Ryukyu Minivet)

Ryukyu Minivet





Ryukyu Minivet
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Pericrocotus
Species:P. tegimae
Binomial name
Pericrocotus tegimae
Stejneger, 1887
The Ryukyu Minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Japan.