Short-billed minivet

The short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Short-billed minivet
male
female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Pericrocotus
Species:
P. brevirostris
Binomial name
Pericrocotus brevirostris
(Vigors, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Muscipeta brevirostris Vigors, 1831

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pericrocotus brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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