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Ashy minivet

Pericrocotus divaricatus (Raffles, 1822)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) is a species in the family Campephagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 24 g to 24.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
Photo: Anton Labachou (riyga25) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ashy minivet

Weight
24 g – 24.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.5 – 5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ashy minivet live?

Not recorded

What is the ashy minivet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the minivet genus Pericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. While most of the minivets have shades of yellow, orange and red in their plumage, this species has only greys, whites and blacks. The male is distinctive with a white face and black nape although females can be confused with the female of the brown-rumped minivet. They forage in the canopy, often along with other minivets and join mixed-species foraging flocks.

From the Wikipedia article “Ashy minivet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashy_minivet&oldid=1331586341), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ashy minivet endangered?

The ashy minivet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the ashy minivet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCampephagidae
  6. genusPericrocotus
  7. SpeciesPericrocotus divaricatus (Raffles, 1822)

Synonyms Ceblepyris luctuosus, Lanius divaricatus, Pericrocotus cinereus, Pericrocotus cinereus intermedius, Pericrocotus divaricatus divaricatus, Pericrocotus japonicus, Pericrocotus modestus, Pericrocotus motacilloides, Pericrocotus roseus divaricatis

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • minivet cendrósCatalan
  • suříkovec šedýCzech
  • minifet llwydWelsh
  • Grå MinivetDanish
  • GraumennigvogelGerman
  • Grau-MennigvogelGerman
  • griza perikrokotoEsperanto
  • Minivet cenicientoSpanish
  • tuhkaminivettiFinnish
  • Minivet cendréFrench
  • bjeločeli skovranjCroatian
  • hamvas sáfránymadárHungarian
  • Sepah padangIndonesian
  • Minivet cenerinoItalian
  • Uccello di cenereItalian
  • サンショウクイJapanese
  • 할미새사촌Korean
  • peleninis ilgauodegis vikšralesysLithuanian
  • sēmā mīnijaLatvian
  • ചാരക്കുരുവിMalayalam
  • Burung Mas PadangMalay
  • Grijze MenievogelDutch
  • askemønjefuglNorwegian
  • purpurek białoczelnyPolish
  • minivete-sombrioPortuguese
  • minivete-cinzentoPortuguese
  • Серый личинкоедRussian
  • Серый длиннохвостый личинкоедRussian
  • pestrec sťahovavýSlovak
  • Sivi minivetSerbian
  • grå minivettSwedish
  • นกพญาไฟสีเทาThai
  • Kül Rengi MinivetTurkish
  • личинкоїд сірийUkrainian
  • 灰山椒Chinese
  • 灰山椒鳥Chinese
  • 灰山椒鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ashy minivet

Other species in the same genus Pericrocotus.

LC, Least Concern
Small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)

Small minivet

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Campephagidae

LC, Least Concern
Rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus)

Rosy minivet

Pericrocotus roseus

Campephagidae

CompareAshy minivet vs Orange minivetAshy minivet vs Small minivetAshy minivet vs Long-tailed minivetAshy minivet vs Rosy minivet

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ashy minivet?

An adult ashy minivet weighs 24 g – 24.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ashy minivet endangered?

The ashy minivet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the ashy minivet?

The ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{ashy_minivet_2026,
  title = {Ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-minivet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}