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;[[:Category:Pericrocotus|Pericrocotus]] speciosus | ;[[:Category:Pericrocotus|Pericrocotus]] speciosus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:scarlet_minivet_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies, female<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Sat Tal Forest, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], April 2017]] | ||
17–22 cm (6¾-8¾ in) | 17–22 cm (6¾-8¾ in) | ||
*Black upperparts and head | *Black upperparts and head | ||
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*Long wings<br /> | *Long wings<br /> | ||
'''Female''': grey upperparts, yellow face, underparts, tail edges, rump and wing patches. | '''Female''': grey upperparts, yellow face, underparts, tail edges, rump and wing patches. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southern [[Asia]] from northern [[India]] east to southern [[China]], [[Indonesia]], and the [[Philippines]]. | Southern [[Asia]] from northern [[India]] east to southern [[China]], [[Indonesia]], and the [[Philippines]]. | ||
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[[Orange Minivet]] was formerly included in this species. The scientific name ''Pericrocotus flammeus'' was used then for the enlarged species.<br /> | [[Orange Minivet]] was formerly included in this species. The scientific name ''Pericrocotus flammeus'' was used then for the enlarged species.<br /> | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | [[Image:scarlet_minivet_alok_2.JPG|thumb| | + | [[Image:scarlet_minivet_alok_2.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Nominate subspecies, male<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Sat Tal Forest, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], October-2017]] |
| + | [[Image:1568scarlet minivet male juv P2100019.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile with adult male<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil Fifer}}<br />[[Hong Kong]], [[China]], August 2005]] | ||
There are 19 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 19 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. s. speciosus'': [[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to eastern Assam); winters to northern [[India]] | *''P. s. speciosus'': [[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to eastern Assam); winters to northern [[India]] | ||
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*''P. s. marchesae'': Jolo Group (Sulu Archipelago) | *''P. s. marchesae'': Jolo Group (Sulu Archipelago) | ||
*''P. s. siebersi'': [[Java]] and [[Bali]] | *''P. s. siebersi'': [[Java]] and [[Bali]] | ||
| − | *''P. s. exul Lombok ([[Lesser Sundas]]) | + | *''P. s. exul'': Lombok ([[Lesser Sundas]]) |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
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They eat a wide variety of insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, caterpillars and cicadas. | They eat a wide variety of insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, caterpillars and cicadas. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | [[Image:P 056.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Subspecies ''P. s. semiruber'', female<br />Photo by {{user|nothinghill|nothinghill}} <br />Phu Khieo, [[Thailand]], March 2008]] | ||
The cup-shaped nest is formed from woven twigs and spiders web. The clutch consists of 2-3 pale green eggs, which a mostly incubated by the female. Both adults care for the young. | The cup-shaped nest is formed from woven twigs and spiders web. The clutch consists of 2-3 pale green eggs, which a mostly incubated by the female. Both adults care for the young. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016) | |
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:20, 17 October 2017
- Pericrocotus speciosus
Identification
Nominate subspecies, female
Photo by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April 2017
Photo by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April 2017
17–22 cm (6¾-8¾ in)
- Black upperparts and head
- Scarlet underparts, tail edges, rump and wing patches
- Dark beak
- Long wings
Female: grey upperparts, yellow face, underparts, tail edges, rump and wing patches.
Distribution
Southern Asia from northern India east to southern China, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Orange Minivet was formerly included in this species. The scientific name Pericrocotus flammeus was used then for the enlarged species.
Subspecies
Nominate subspecies, male
Photo by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, October-2017
Photo by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, October-2017
There are 19 subspecies[1]:
- P. s. speciosus: Himalayas (Kashmir to eastern Assam); winters to northern India
- P. s. fohkiensis: South-eastern China (Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi)
- P. s. fraterculus: Hainan (southern China)
- P. s. elegans: South-western China (north-western Yunnan) to north-eastern India, northern Myanmar and northern Indochina
- P. s. semiruber: South-eastern India (eastern Ghats) to southern Myanmar, Thailand and northern Indochina
- P. s. flammifer: Southern Myanmar to south-western Thailand and northern Malay Peninsula
- P. s. xanthogaster: Southern Malaya, Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung islands
- P. s. andamanensis: Andaman Islands
- P. s. minythomelas: Simeulue Island (off Sumatra)
- P. s. modiglianii: Enggano Island (off Sumatra)
- P. s. insulanus: Borneo
- P. s. novus: Northern Philippines (Luzon and Negros)
- P. s. leytensis: Central Philippines (Samar and Leyte)
- P. s. gonzalesi: northern and eastern Mindanao (southern Philippines)
- P. s. nigroluteus: southern Mindanao (southern Philippines)
- P. s. johnstoniae: Mount Apo, Mindanao (southern Philippines)
- P. s. marchesae: Jolo Group (Sulu Archipelago)
- P. s. siebersi: Java and Bali
- P. s. exul: Lombok (Lesser Sundas)
Habitat
Evergreen and deciduous forests and other well-wooded habitats including hill country gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat a wide variety of insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, caterpillars and cicadas.
Breeding
The cup-shaped nest is formed from woven twigs and spiders web. The clutch consists of 2-3 pale green eggs, which a mostly incubated by the female. Both adults care for the young.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scarlet Minivet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scarlet_Minivet
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