The minivets are passerinebirds belonging to the genusPericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. There are about 15 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 insects, foraging in groups in the tree canopy.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Bristlehead, butcherbirds, woodswallows, ioras, cuckooshrikes, Shriketit". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
Perrins, Christopher, ed. (2004) The New Encyclopedia of Birds, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
January 01, 1970
minivet, minivets, passerine, birds, belonging, genus, pericrocotus, cuckooshrike, family, campephagidae, there, about, species, occurring, mainly, forests, southern, eastern, asia, they, fairly, small, slender, birds, with, long, tails, erect, posture, many, . The minivets are passerine birds belonging to the genus Pericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae There are about 15 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 insects foraging in groups in the tree canopy Minivets Female scarlet minivet P flammeus Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Campephagidae Genus PericrocotusBoie 1826 Type species Muscicapa miniataTemminck 1822 Species See text Species list editThe genus contains 15 species 1 Rosy minivet Pericrocotus roseus Swinhoe s minivet or brown rumped minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis Ashy minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus Ryukyu minivet Pericrocotus tegimae Small minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Fiery minivet Pericrocotus igneus Little minivet Pericrocotus lansbergei White bellied minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius Jerdon s minivet Pericrocotus albifrons Grey chinned minivet Pericrocotus solaris Long tailed minivet Pericrocotus ethologus Short billed minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris Sunda minivet Pericrocotus miniatus Scarlet minivet Pericrocotus speciosus Orange minivet Pericrocotus flammeusReferences edit Gill Frank Donsker David eds 2019 Bristlehead butcherbirds woodswallows ioras cuckooshrikes Shriketit World Bird List Version 9 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 20 August 2019 Perrins Christopher ed 2004 The New Encyclopedia of Birds Oxford University Press Oxford Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minivet amp oldid 1222986661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
