Orange minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus (J. R. Forster, 1781)
The orange minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) is a species in the family Campephagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23.3 g to 26 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the orange minivet
- Weight
- 23.3 g – 26 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
- 2.4 – 2.45src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- 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 orange minivet live?
Not recorded
What is the orange minivet?
The orange minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) is a brightly colored bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
It is found all along the Western Ghats and west coast of India and Sri Lanka.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the scarlet minivet which is considered to have a wider distribution in eastern and northern India and South-east Asia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The orange minivet is a species resident in southern India and Sri Lanka, that feeds primarily on insects while foraging in mixed-species bird flocks or in small single-species groups.
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What does the orange minivet sound like?
Is the orange minivet endangered?
The orange 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.
How is the orange minivet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCampephagidae
- genusPericrocotus
- SpeciesPericrocotus flammeus (J. R. Forster, 1781)
Synonyms Muscicapa flammea, Pericrocotus flammeus flammeus
Other names and names in other languages (44)
- Flame minivetEnglish
- Scarlet minivetEnglish
- minivet dàuricCatalan
- Minivet FlamígerCatalan
- suříkovec šarlatovýCzech
- minifet sgarladWelsh
- SkarlagenminivetDanish
- OrangemennigvogelGerman
- Scharlach-MennigvogelGerman
- ScharlachmennigvogelGerman
- oranĝa perikrokotoEsperanto
- Minivet naranjaSpanish
- Minivet EscarlataSpanish
- pilkkaminivettiFinnish
- Grand MinivetFrench
- crnoglavi skovranjCroatian
- tükrös míniummadárHungarian
- Sepah HutanIndonesian
- Minivet scarlattoItalian
- Uccello di fiamma arancioneItalian
- ヒイロサンショウクイJapanese
- 주황할미새사촌Korean
- rusvasis ilgauodegis vikšralesysLithuanian
- തീക്കുരുവിMalayalam
- नारिंगी गोमेटMarathi
- Oranje MenievogelDutch
- flammemønjefuglNorwegian
- purpurek ognistyPolish
- minivete-citrinoPortuguese
- minivete-alaranjadoPortuguese
- minivete-escarlatePortuguese
- Оранжевый личинкоедRussian
- Огненнобрюхий длиннохвостый личинкоедRussian
- දිළිරත් මිණිවිත්තාSinhala
- pestrec ohnivýSlovak
- eldminivettSwedish
- குங்குமப் பூச்சிட்டுTamil
- Turuncu MinivetTurkish
- личинкоїд іржастийUkrainian
- 赤紅山椒Chinese
- 赤紅山椒鳥Chinese
- 赤红山椒鸟Chinese
- 赤黄山椒鳥Chinese
- 赤黄山椒鸟Chinese
Relatives of the orange minivet
Other species in the same genus Pericrocotus.
Small minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Ashy minivet
Pericrocotus divaricatus
Long-tailed minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
Rosy minivet
Pericrocotus roseus
Short-billed minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris
Grey-chinned minivet
Pericrocotus solaris
CompareOrange minivet vs Small minivetOrange minivet vs Ashy minivetOrange minivet vs Long-tailed minivetOrange minivet vs Rosy minivet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the orange minivet?
An adult orange minivet weighs 23.3 g – 26 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the orange minivet endangered?
The orange 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 orange minivet?
The orange minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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