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Male
Photo by petitebouquet
gifu pref Japan, May 2007
Pericrocotus divaricatus

Identification

18.5-20 cm
Male

  • Grey upperparts
  • Black cap
  • White forehead
  • Whitish below
  • White band across the flight-feathers
  • Black bill and feet

Female:

  • Grey cap
  • Black band between bill and eye with a narrow white band above it

Distribution

North-eastern Asia; winters in the Philippines and Indonesia

Taxonomy

Monotypic[1]

Has been considered conspecific with Ryukyu Minivet.

Habitat

Female
Photo by Joeyao
Sembawang Park, Singapore

Forest, mangroves, scrub, plantation, gardens

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects.

Breeding

Four to seven eggs are laid and incubated for 17 to 18 days.

Vocalisation

The call is a high-pitched, metallic trill.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia
  3. BF Member observations

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