Photo: Michael Gillam from Phuket, Thailand / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Short-billed Minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris
Short-billed Minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Short-billed Minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) is a member of the Campephagidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 16.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
- Genus Pericrocotus
- Species brevirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Short-billed Minivet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Short-billed Minivet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Short-billed Minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas to Laos.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.5 g, with a wing length of about 8.8 cm and a tail of around 9.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Short-billed Minivet?
The Short-billed Minivet is a small bird that weighs around 16.5 g.
Where does the Short-billed Minivet live?
The Short-billed Minivet is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas to Laos, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Short-billed Minivet belong to?
The Short-billed Minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) belongs to the Campephagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Short-billed Minivet eat?
The Short-billed Minivet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Short-billed Minivet migrate?
The Short-billed Minivet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Short-billed Minivet endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Short-billed Minivet make?
1 real field recording of the Short-billed Minivet — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Short-billed Minivet's range?
The Short-billed Minivet has a mapped global range of about 2.4 million km².
Conservation
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