PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 503/522 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..WHITE BELLIED MINIVET..[From a Photograph of MR. SACHIIEN R DHOPADE] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2015... 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.
15165 cm. Distinctive minivet, with plumage somewhat reminiscent of that of a stonechat (Saxicola). Male nominate race has glossy blue-black head.
Sweet, high-pitched notes, thi, tuee, chi, tschi, tchu-it .
Food mainly insects, including grasshoppers (Orthoptera), also spiders (Araneae). Occurs in pairs or small parties.
Breeds in JunOct in India and Jul in Myanmar. Nest built by both sexes, a small, neat cup of grass and fibres.
