Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
About the Small Minivet
The small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) is a small passerine bird. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia. The small minivet is 16 cm long with a strong dark beak and long wings. The male differs from most other common minivets by having grey, not glossy black, upperparts and head, and orange underparts, fading to yellow on the belly, orange tail edges, rump and wing patches. The female is grey above, with yellow underparts (including the face), tail edges, rump and wing patches.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 73 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-ND · 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.