Orange Minivet

Pericrocotus flammeus · Species of bird
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
scamin3, ORMI, SCMI

About the Orange Minivet

The orange minivet is a brightly colored bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is found all along the Western Ghats and west coast of India and Sri Lanka. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the scarlet minivet which is considered to have a wider distribution in eastern and northern India and South-east Asia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The orange minivet is a species resident in southern India and Sri Lanka, that feeds primarily on insects while foraging in mixed-species bird flocks or in small single-species groups.

Source: Wikipedia

Taxonomy & Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCuckooshrikes (Campephagidae)
SpeciesPericrocotus flammeus
Species Codesscamin3, ORMI, SCMI

Frequently Asked Questions

What family does the Orange Minivet belong to?

The Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) belongs to the Cuckooshrikes family (Campephagidae), in the order Passeriformes.

How can I identify the Orange Minivet?

The orange minivet is a brightly colored bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is found all along the Western Ghats and west coast of India and Sri Lanka. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the scarlet minivet which is considered to have a wider distribution in eastern and north...

Where can I report a Orange Minivet sighting?

You can log sightings of Orange Minivet on eBird (ebird.org) using species code scamin3, or on iNaturalist.