Long-tailed minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus Bangs & J. C. Phillips, 1914
The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species in the family Campephagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.5 g to 20 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the long-tailed minivet
- Weight
- 18.5 g – 20 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
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the long-tailed minivet
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Where does the long-tailed minivet live?
Not recorded
What is the long-tailed minivet?
The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia where it occurs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the long-tailed minivet endangered?
The long-tailed 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 long-tailed minivet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCampephagidae
- genusPericrocotus
- SpeciesPericrocotus ethologus Bangs & J. C. Phillips, 1914
Synonyms Pericrocotus brevirostris ethologus, Pericrocotus brevirostris styani
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- ল্যাঞ্জা সাহেলিBangla
- minivet cuallargCatalan
- suříkovec dlouhoocasýCzech
- minifet cynffonhirWelsh
- Langhalet MinivetDanish
- LangschwanzmennigvogelGerman
- Langschwanz-MennigvogelGerman
- longvosta perikrokotoEsperanto
- Minivet colilargoSpanish
- liekkiminivettiFinnish
- Minivet rougeFrench
- Scréachán cuaiche earrfhadaIrish
- crvenorepi skovranjCroatian
- hosszúfarkú sáfránymadárHungarian
- Minivet codalungaItalian
- オナガベニサンショウクイJapanese
- 긴꼬리할미새사촌Korean
- paprastasis ilgauodegis vikšralesysLithuanian
- garastes mīnijaLatvian
- langhalemønjefuglNorwegian Bokmål
- LangstaartmenievogelDutch
- langstjertmønjefuglNorwegian
- purpurek długosternyPolish
- minivete-encarnadoPortuguese
- minivete-rabilongoPortuguese
- Длиннохвостый личинкоедRussian
- Чёрно-Красный длиннохвостый личинкоедRussian
- pestrec dlhochvostýSlovak
- Dugorepi minivetSerbian
- långstjärtad minivettSwedish
- นกพญาไฟพันธุ์เหนือThai
- Uzun Kuyruklu MinivetTurkish
- личинкоїд китайськийUkrainian
- 長尾山椒Chinese
- 長尾山椒鳥Chinese
- 长尾山椒鸟Chinese
Relatives of the long-tailed minivet
Other species in the same genus Pericrocotus.
Orange minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Small minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Ashy minivet
Pericrocotus divaricatus
Rosy minivet
Pericrocotus roseus
Short-billed minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris
Grey-chinned minivet
Pericrocotus solaris
CompareLong-tailed minivet vs Orange minivetLong-tailed minivet vs Small minivetLong-tailed minivet vs Ashy minivetLong-tailed minivet vs Rosy minivet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the long-tailed minivet?
An adult long-tailed minivet weighs 18.5 g – 20 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the long-tailed minivet endangered?
The long-tailed 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 long-tailed minivet?
The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) 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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