White-bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius)

Other Names (World)
White-bellied Minivet, Jerdon's Minivet

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
14.50 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jerdon, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

India (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B).

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 (9)...)

White-bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius) [XC796945]
by id from Sirohi (near Tokra), Jodhpur Division, Rajasthan, India (call)

White-bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius) [XC165843]
by Peter Boesman from North of Siyana, Rajasthan, India (call)

Subspecies
Has been proposed that distinctive subspecies albifrons be elevated to species rank.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

erythropygius (Jerdon, 1840) - Western and central India (mainly Gujarat and from central Rajasthan and western Haryana east to Bihar and south to central Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh).
albifrons Jerdon, 1862 - Plains of central Myanmar. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Jerdon's Minivet (Pericrocotus albifrons).

References
See References.

Files:

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