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[[Image:White-bellied_Minivet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jugal+Tiwari|Jugal Tiwari}}<br>Thorn forest of Phot mahadeo Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]]]] | [[Image:White-bellied_Minivet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jugal+Tiwari|Jugal Tiwari}}<br>Thorn forest of Phot mahadeo Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Pericrocotus|Pericrocotus]] erythropygius | ;[[:Category:Pericrocotus|Pericrocotus]] erythropygius | ||
'''Includes Jerdon's Minivet''' | '''Includes Jerdon's Minivet''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in) | ||
| + | *Glossy blue-black head, mantle and back | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:350 jm edited-2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male Jerdon's Minivet<br />Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />Bagan, Mandalay Region, [[Myanmar]], February 2011 ]] | ||
[[India]] and [[Myanmar]]. | [[India]] and [[Myanmar]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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''Pericrocotus erythropygius'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Pericrocotus erythropygius'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''P. e. erythropygius'' | *''P. e. erythropygius'' | ||
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:*Split as '''Jerdon's Minivet''' ''P. albifrons'' by Gill and Donsker (2010)<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | :*Split as '''Jerdon's Minivet''' ''P. albifrons'' by Gill and Donsker (2010)<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:381 jmf edited-2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, Jerdon's Minivet <br />Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />Bagan, Mandalay Region, [[Myanmar]], February 2011]] | |
| + | Open, dry deciduous thorn forest, acacia scrub. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of insects, which includes grasshoppers and spiders. | ||
| + | ==Breeding== | ||
| + | The pair share the construction of the nest, which is a small tidy cup formed from grass and fibres and lined with flowering grass | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:White bellied Minivet Male and femaleAAA fine.jpg|Kutch, Gujarat, December 2011<br />{{user|vaibhav+mishra,|vaibhav mishra}}<br />Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]] December 2011 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:58, 7 June 2017
- Pericrocotus erythropygius
Includes Jerdon's Minivet
Identification
15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in)
- Glossy blue-black head, mantle and back
Distribution
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Pericrocotus erythropygius has two subspecies:[1]
- P. e. erythropygius
- Peninsular India (Punjab and Rajasthan to Bihar and Mysore)
- P. e. albifrons
Habitat
Open, dry deciduous thorn forest, acacia scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, which includes grasshoppers and spiders.
Breeding
The pair share the construction of the nest, which is a small tidy cup formed from grass and fibres and lined with flowering grass
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Kutch, Gujarat, December 2011
vaibhav mishra
Kutch, Gujarat, India December 2011
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. 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 June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-bellied Minivet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-bellied_Minivet
External Links
