Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus(Forster, JR, 1781)
English (US) Scarlet Minivet
The Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) 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 flammeus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scarlet Minivet
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1781)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 19 subspecies for this species.
- Pericrocotus flammeus flammeus
- Pericrocotus flammeus siebersi
- Pericrocotus flammeus exul
- Pericrocotus flammeus andamanensis
- Pericrocotus flammeus minythomelas
- Pericrocotus flammeus modiglianii
- Pericrocotus flammeus speciosus
- Pericrocotus flammeus fraterculus
- Pericrocotus flammeus fohkiensis
- Pericrocotus flammeus semiruber
- Pericrocotus flammeus flammifer
- Pericrocotus flammeus xanthogaster
- Pericrocotus flammeus insulanus
- Pericrocotus flammeus novus
- Pericrocotus flammeus leytensis
- Pericrocotus flammeus johnstoniae
- Pericrocotus flammeus gonzalesi
- Pericrocotus flammeus nigroluteus
- Pericrocotus flammeus marchesae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa flammea
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1781)
- Type locality
- no locality given = Ceylon; cf. Whistler and Kinnear, 1933, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 36, p. 341, footnote.
- Original description
- Indische Zoologie oder systematischer Beschreibungen seltener und unbekannter Thiere aus Indien (etc.) p.25 pl.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckooshrikes
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Grey-chinned Minivet
Pericrocotus solaris
Sunda Minivet
Pericrocotus miniatus
Short-billed Minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris
Little Minivet
Pericrocotus lansbergei
Long-tailed Minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
Ryukyu Minivet
Pericrocotus tegimae
Ashy Minivet
Pericrocotus divaricatus
Swinhoe's Minivet
Pericrocotus cantonensis
Rosy Minivet
Pericrocotus roseus
Comoro Cuckooshrike
Ceblepyris cucullatus
Madagascar Cuckooshrike
Ceblepyris cinereus
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