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
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae) |
| Species | Pericrocotus flammeus |
| Species Codes | scamin3, 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.