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Alternative name: Brown-rumped Minivet

Photo by scottishdude
Central China, June 2008
Pericrocotus cantonensis

Identification

Distribution

Asia: Breeds in central and south-eastern China
Winters to Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Woodlands.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Recording by china guy, Sichuan, May 2011

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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