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Subordo: Theropoda
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Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
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Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Corvida
Superfamilia: Corvoidea

Familia: Campephagidae
Genus: Pericrocotus
Species: P. brevirostris – P. cantonensis – P. cinnamomeus – P. divaricatus – P. erythropygius – P. ethologus – P. flammeus – P. igneus – P. lansbergei – P. miniatus – P. roseus – P. solaris – P. speciosus – P. tegimae
Name

Pericrocotus Boie, 1826

Typus: Muscicapa miniata Temminck, 1822 = Pericrocotus miniatus

References

Boie, F. 1826. Generalübersicht der ornithologischen Ordnungen, Familien und Gattungen. Isis, oder Encyclopädische Zeitung von Oken. 19: 969–981. BHL Reference page. p. 972 BHL

Vernacular names
English: Minivet
한국어: 할미새사촌속


The minivets are passerine birds belonging to the genus Pericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. There are about 15 species, occurring mainly in forests in southern and eastern Asia. They are fairly small, slender birds with long tails and an erect posture. Many species have bright red or yellow markings. They feed mainly on insects, foraging in groups in the tree canopy.
Species list

The genus contains 15 species:[1]

Rosy minivet, Pericrocotus roseus
Swinhoe's minivet or brown-rumped minivet, Pericrocotus cantonensis
Ashy minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus
Ryukyu minivet, Pericrocotus tegimae
Small minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Fiery minivet, Pericrocotus igneus
Little minivet, Pericrocotus lansbergei
White-bellied minivet, Pericrocotus erythropygius
Jerdon's minivet, Pericrocotus albifrons
Grey-chinned minivet, Pericrocotus solaris
Long-tailed minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus
Short-billed minivet, Pericrocotus brevirostris
Sunda minivet, Pericrocotus miniatus
Scarlet minivet, Pericrocotus speciosus
Orange minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus

References

Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Bristlehead, butcherbirds, woodswallows, ioras, cuckooshrikes, Shriketit". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

Perrins, Christopher, ed. (2004) The New Encyclopedia of Birds, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

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