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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 | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in) | + | 15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in), a species with long tail and short bill<br /> |
| + | '''Male''' | ||
*Glossy blue-black head, mantle and back | *Glossy blue-black head, mantle and back | ||
| − | + | *Black uppertail coverts while rump is white with orange center | |
| + | *Wings have white greater coverts and scapulars, rest is dark | ||
| + | *Black tail with white outer edges | ||
| + | *White underside with orange patch just below the black lower throat | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | [[Image:White bellied Minivet Male and femaleAAA fine.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|vaibhav+mishra,|vaibhav mishra}}<br/>Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]] December 2011]] | ||
| + | *black on upperside replaced by brownish-grey | ||
| + | *White supercilium | ||
| + | *White throat, sides of head, and underside | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | In addition to other species of [[:Category:Pericrocotus|Minivets]], it is worth considering [[:Category:Saxicola|Stonechats]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[India]] (Punjab and Rajasthan to Bihar and Mysore). | |
| − | [[India]] and | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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| − | + | [[Jerdon's Minivet]] was recently split from this species. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Prefers open dry savannah with grasslands and open dry scrub forest with grasslands | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
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==Breeding== | ==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 | The pair share the construction of the nest, which is a small tidy cup formed from grass and fibres and lined with flowering grass | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen21V11.1}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) |
| + | #Suryawanshi, K. (2020). White-bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whbmin3.02 | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 01:28, 19 May 2021
- Pericrocotus erythropygius
Identification
15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in), a species with long tail and short bill
Male
- Glossy blue-black head, mantle and back
- Black uppertail coverts while rump is white with orange center
- Wings have white greater coverts and scapulars, rest is dark
- Black tail with white outer edges
- White underside with orange patch just below the black lower throat
Female
- black on upperside replaced by brownish-grey
- White supercilium
- White throat, sides of head, and underside
Similar species
In addition to other species of Minivets, it is worth considering Stonechats
Distribution
India (Punjab and Rajasthan to Bihar and Mysore).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Jerdon's Minivet was recently split from this species.
Habitat
Prefers open dry savannah with grasslands and open dry scrub forest with grasslands
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
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
- Suryawanshi, K. (2020). White-bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whbmin3.02
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
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