Ashy Minivet

How to identify

Field marks

1. Black crown and white forehead in the male
2. Gray upperparts and nearly white underparts in the male
3. A single white band across the flight feathers
4. White outer tail feathers; black bill, legs and feet

Male, female and young

The female has a gray crown, with only a single black band between the bill and eye and a narrow white band above it.

Voice

A high-pitched, metallic trill.

Similar species

Swinhoe's Minivet

The male Ashy Minivet is readily identified by its white face and black nape; females of the two species may be confused.

Where and when it's recorded

Ashy Minivet has been recorded at 761 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 16 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Kenting NP – Sheding Lingxiao Pavilion (Raptors Observation Spot)Taiwan (China)1,256 records
2. Matsu – Dongyin Vegetable FarmChina675 records
3. Khao Dinsor (Khao Dinso) / Chumphon Raptor CenterThailand564 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaThailandSingaporeCambodiaPhilippinesMalaysiaVietnamJapan

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the minivet genus Pericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. They forage in the canopy, often along with other minivets and join mixed-species foraging flocks.

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