Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Small Minivet
The Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Small Minivet
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus pallidus
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus peregrinus
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus malabaricus
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus cinnamomeus
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus vividus
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus thai
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus sacerdos
- Pericrocotus cinnamomeus saturatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Motacilla] cinnamomea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.335
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sunda Minivet
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Short-billed Minivet
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Little Minivet
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Long-tailed Minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Ryukyu Minivet
Pericrocotus tegimae
Ashy Minivet
Pericrocotus divaricatus
Swinhoe's Minivet
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