Jerdon's minivet
Pericrocotus albifrons Jerdon, 1862
The jerdon's minivet (Pericrocotus albifrons) is a species in the family Campephagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.8 g to 10.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the jerdon's minivet
- Weight
- 10.8 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
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the jerdon's minivet live?
Not recorded
What is the jerdon's minivet?
Jerdon's minivet (Pericrocotus albifrons) is a species of minivet found in Myanmar, mostly in dry deciduous forest. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the white-bellied minivet.
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Is the jerdon's minivet endangered?
The jerdon's minivet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the jerdon's minivet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCampephagidae
- genusPericrocotus
- SpeciesPericrocotus albifrons Jerdon, 1862
Synonyms Pericrocotus erythropygius albifrons
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- MyanmarminivetDanish
- MyanmarmennigvogelGerman
- Jerdons-MennigvogelGerman
- birma perikrokotoEsperanto
- Minivet de JerdonSpanish
- Valko-otsaminivettiFinnish
- Minivet birmanFrench
- burmanski skovranjCroatian
- インドベニサンショウクイJapanese
- Baltakaktis ilgauodegis vikšralesysLithuanian
- Jerdons MenievogelDutch
- hvitpannemønjefuglNorwegian
- purpurek białobrewyPolish
- minivete-birmanêsPortuguese
- minivete-de-testa-brancaPortuguese
- Белолобый личинкоедRussian
- Белолобый длиннохвостый личинкоедRussian
- pestrec mjanmarskýSlovak
- burmaminivettSwedish
- Jerdon MinivetiTurkish
- личинкоїд білолобийUkrainian
- 佐登氏山椒Chinese
- 白额山椒鸟Chinese
Relatives of the jerdon's minivet
Other species in the same genus Pericrocotus.
Orange minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Small minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Ashy minivet
Pericrocotus divaricatus
Long-tailed minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
Rosy minivet
Pericrocotus roseus
Short-billed minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris
CompareJerdon's minivet vs Orange minivetJerdon's minivet vs Small minivetJerdon's minivet vs Ashy minivetJerdon's minivet vs Long-tailed minivet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the jerdon's minivet?
An adult jerdon's minivet weighs 10.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the jerdon's minivet endangered?
The jerdon's 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 jerdon's minivet?
The jerdon's minivet (Pericrocotus albifrons) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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