Grey-chinned Minivet
Pericrocotus solarisBlyth, E, 1846
English (US) Gray-chinned Minivet
UK name: Grey-chinned Minivet
The Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) 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 solaris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Gray-chinned Minivet
- English (UK)
- Grey-chinned Minivet
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1846
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Pericrocotus solaris solaris
- Pericrocotus solaris rubrolimbatus
- Pericrocotus solaris montpellieri
- Pericrocotus solaris griseogularis
- Pericrocotus solaris deignani
- Pericrocotus solaris nassovicus
- Pericrocotus solaris montanus
- Pericrocotus solaris cinereigula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- P[ericrocotus] Solaris
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1846
- Type locality
- Darjeeling, Bengal.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 15, no.172 p.310
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckooshrikes
White-bellied Minivet
Pericrocotus erythropygius
Jerdon's Minivet
Pericrocotus albifrons
Fiery Minivet
Pericrocotus igneus
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Sunda Minivet
Pericrocotus miniatus
Short-billed Minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris
Little Minivet
Pericrocotus lansbergei
Long-tailed Minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Ryukyu Minivet
Pericrocotus tegimae
Ashy Minivet
Pericrocotus divaricatus
Swinhoe's Minivet
Pericrocotus cantonensis
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