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Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Small Minivet Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Family : Campephagidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Little Minivet, Lesser Minivet
Habitat : Deciduous forest
 
Description : Small Minivet is a small long tailed passerine with a bright orange-red rump.The male differs from the female.Male:above with dark grey and below with yellow-orange which has long black tail.The female looks pale grey from above and whitish-grey from below.Both sexes have dark brown irises,short black bill,brown legs and feet.The juvenile has buffish scaly upperparts.
 

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description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;more information, please contact us.