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.



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