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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|Photo by odewe | + | ;[[:Category:Pericrocotus|Pericrocotus]] cinnamomeus |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[File:Small-Minivet_Female_JBPXL.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|jbpixels|jbpixels}}<br /> Chom Thong district, Bangkok, [[Thailand]], January 2020]] | ||
− | 16cm | + | 16cm (6¼ in)<br /> |
+ | '''Male nominate''' | ||
+ | *Dark grey [[Topography#Heads|lores]], face, ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|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== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Southern [[Asia]] from the Indian subcontinent east to [[Indonesia]]. | + | Southern [[Asia]] from the [[India|Indian]] subcontinent east to [[Indonesia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[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]] | ||
+ | ====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]] | ||
+ | There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''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]] | ||
+ | . | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Forests including mangrove and thorn. Strand woodland and casuarinas | |
==Behaviour== | ==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. | ||
+ | [[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==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists of moths, caterpillars and other insects such as beetles and cicadas. | ||
− | + | ==References== | |
− | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018) | |
− | + | #Wikipedia | |
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Small | + | {{GSearch|"Pericrocotus cinnamomeus" {{!}} "Small Minivet"}} |
+ | {{GS-checked}} | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]][[ | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pericrocotus]] |
Latest revision as of 20:39, 15 December 2022
- 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
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.