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White bellied minivet
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White bellied minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius)

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #638. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...WHITE BELLIED MINIVET... PENCIL AND GEL PEN...A4.. 2016...[From the photographs of MR. Manoj Bind] ... The white-bellied minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius) is a species of minivet found in India, mostly in dry deciduous forest.
The species is characterized by stable population trend and extent of occurrence of more than 20 thousand km2.
15165 cm. Distinctive minivet, with plumage somewhat reminiscent of that of a stonechat (Saxicola). Male nominate race has glossy blue-black head.
Sweet, high-pitched notes, thi, tuee, chi, tschi, tchu-it .
Food mainly insects, including grasshoppers (Orthoptera), also spiders (Araneae).
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Scientific name
Pericrocotus erythropygius
delia todd
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A wonderful job you've done with this painting Pratim, such lovely detail!!

Many thanks for showing him to us my friend. We don't see much of this species in here.
 

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