Small Minivet

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766)

8.6 gWeight

The small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) is a small passerine bird.

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Thailand, Sri Lanka

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Small Minivet has been recorded at 363 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural HistoryIndia1,913 records
Valley SchoolIndia1,732 records
Vetal Tekdi/HillIndia1,707 records

More places

GKVK CampusIndia1,410 records
Fergusson College CampusIndia1,313 records
TmatboeyCambodia1,263 records
Rishi Valley – School CampusIndia1,116 records
Chidyatapu Biological ParkIndia894 records
Sinhagad ValleyIndia758 records
Phutthamonthon ParkThailand703 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India Thailand Sri Lanka Cambodia Indonesia Bangladesh Nepal Vietnam

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 small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) is a small passerine bird. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia.

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Questions

How big is the Small Minivet?

The Small Minivet weighs around 8.6 g.

Where does the Small Minivet live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka to Vietnam and northern Malay Peninsula; disjunctly Java and Bali. It is most often recorded in India, Thailand and Sri Lanka.