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Rosy Minivet (Pericrocotus roseus)

Rosy Minivet
Photo: John Gould, HC Richter via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain — free for commercial reuse.

About the Rosy Minivet

The rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is omnivorous. The male is distinguished from other minivets by having a deep pink/light red shade in wings and tail and the female having an olive/olive yellow rump as against bright yellow in other minivets. Both male and female are grey above. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. In India, it is found in the Himalayas from west to east to Arunachal Pradesh and hills of Nagaland and Manipur. In winter in peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Source: Rosy minivet on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 7 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.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in China, India, Nepal, Thailand in the xeno-canto catalogue.

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