Scarlet Minivet

How to identify

Field marks

1. Male has a black head and upperparts
2. Male has scarlet underparts, tail edges, rump and wing patches
3. Stout, dark bill and long wings

Male, female and young

The female has a gray back, with yellow underparts, face, tail edges, rump and wing patches.

Voice

Its vocalizations are melodious whistles.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March and December · Most records: India, China, Thailand

Scarlet Minivet has been recorded at 694 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 15 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Tai Po Kau Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)1,715 records
2. Kanha NP – Mukki ZoneIndia1,645 records
3. Chidyatapu Biological ParkIndia875 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaChinaThailandMalaysiaVietnamNepalCambodiaBhutan

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 scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) is a small passerine bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from Northeast India to southern China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They are common resident breeding birds in forests and other well-wooded habitats including gardens, especially in hilly country.

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