Ryukyu Minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae)

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
18.50 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Stejneger, 1887

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Japan.

Tokara Is and Ryukyu Is. Recent breeding recorded also southern Japan (southern Kyushu).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Ryukyu Minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae) [XC285965]
by Peter Boesman from Mi-ike, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan (call)

Ryukyu Minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae) [XC803055]
by Frank Lambert from Amami Nature Forest, Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Ashy Minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus).

References
See References.

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