Photo: Hafiz Issadeen from Dharga Town, Sri Lanka / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) is a member of the Campephagidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 23.3 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 flammeus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 23.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Orange Minivet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Orange Minivet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) is a member of the Campephagidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR sw India and Sri Lanka.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 23.3 g, with a wing length of about 8.8 cm and a tail of around 9.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 6.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Orange Minivet?
The Orange Minivet is a small bird that weighs around 23.3 g.
Where does the Orange Minivet live?
The Orange Minivet is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR sw India and Sri Lanka, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Orange Minivet belong to?
The Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) belongs to the Campephagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Orange Minivet eat?
The Orange Minivet is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Orange Minivet migrate?
The Orange Minivet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Orange 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 Orange Minivet make?
1 real field recording of the Orange Minivet — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Orange Minivet's range?
The Orange Minivet has a mapped global range of about 6.3 million km².
Conservation
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