Long-tailed minivet

The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia where it occurs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Female at 10000 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India

Long-tailed minivet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Pericrocotus
Species:
P. ethologus
Binomial name
Pericrocotus ethologus
(Bangs & Phillips, 1914)
Male at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

   

References

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


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