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− | [[Image:23039Melamun.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''P. c. saturatus''<br />Photo by {{user|odewe|odewe}}<br />Jakarta, [[Indonesia]], March 2005]] | + | [[Image:23039Melamun.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''P. c. saturatus''<br />Photo © by {{user|odewe|odewe}}<br />Jakarta, [[Indonesia]], March 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Pericrocotus|Pericrocotus]] cinnamomeus | ;[[:Category:Pericrocotus|Pericrocotus]] cinnamomeus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | [[Image:DSC 5239sm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, Subspecies ''P. c. thai''<br />Photo by {{user|Oldnintheway|Oldnintheway}}<br />Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok, [[Thailand]], Feburary 2018]] | + | [[Image:DSC 5239sm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, Subspecies ''P. c. thai''<br />Photo © by {{user|Oldnintheway|Oldnintheway}}<br />Queen Sirikit Park, Bangkok, [[Thailand]], Feburary 2018]] |
16cm (6¼ in)<br /> | 16cm (6¼ in)<br /> | ||
'''Male nominate''' | '''Male nominate''' | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
− | [[Image:1-47-S64A7299-2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''P. c. peregrinus''<br />Photo by {{user|max1|max1}}<br />Dudwha National Park , E. [[India]], January 2018]] | + | [[Image:1-47-S64A7299-2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''P. c. peregrinus''<br />Photo © by {{user|max1|max1}}<br />Dudwha National Park , E. [[India]], January 2018]] |
There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. c. peregrinus'': [[Himalayas]] and northern [[India]] | *''P. c. peregrinus'': [[Himalayas]] and northern [[India]] | ||
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====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
They construct a cup shaped nest for their clutch of 2-4 spotted eggs. These are incubated by the female. They may be double-brooded in some areas. | They construct a cup shaped nest for their clutch of 2-4 spotted eggs. These are incubated by the female. They may be double-brooded in some areas. | ||
− | [[Image:Small_Minivet_Kishore.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Pair, subspecies ''P. c. malabaricus''<br />Photo by {{user|drkishore|drkishore}}<br />Maredumilli, Andhra Pradesh ,[[India]], September-2018]] | + | [[Image:Small_Minivet_Kishore.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Pair, subspecies ''P. c. malabaricus''<br />Photo © by {{user|drkishore|drkishore}}<br />Maredumilli, Andhra Pradesh ,[[India]], September-2018]] |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet consists of moths, caterpillars and other insects such as beetles and cicadas. | Their diet consists of moths, caterpillars and other insects such as beetles and cicadas. |
Revision as of 16:33, 18 December 2018
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Identification
16cm (6¼ in)
Male nominate
- Dark grey lores, face, ear-coverts, chin and lower throat
- Lighter grey forehead to back and scapulars
- Orange breast, fading to yellow on the belly
- Orange tail edges, rump and wing patches
- Dark beak
- Long wings
Female: grey upperparts, yellow underparts, tail edges, rump and wing patches.
Distribution
Southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- P. c. peregrinus: Himalayas and northern India
- P. c. pallidus: Pakistan (Indus River valley from Rann of Kutch to Punjab)
- P. c. malabaricus: West India (Western Ghats from Belgaum to Kerala)
- P. c. cinnamomeus: South peninsula India and Sri Lanka
- P. c. vividus: Andaman Islands
- P. c. thai: Myanmar to northern Thailand and Laos
- P. c. sacerdos: Cambodia and southern Vietnam
- P. c. separatus: South Myanmar (Mergui District) and southern peninsula Thailand
- P. c. saturatus: Java and Bali
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Habitat
Forests including mangrove and thorn. Strand woodland and casuarinas
Behaviour
Breeding
They construct a cup shaped nest for their clutch of 2-4 spotted eggs. These are incubated by the female. They may be double-brooded in some areas.
Diet
Their diet consists of moths, caterpillars and other insects such as beetles and cicadas.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Small Minivet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Small_Minivet