Sunda minivet
Pericrocotus miniatus (Temminck, 1822)
The sunda minivet (Pericrocotus miniatus) is a species in the family Campephagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 16.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sunda minivet
- Weight
- 16.3 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
- Not recorded
- 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 sunda minivet live?
Not recorded
What is the sunda minivet?
The Sunda minivet (Pericrocotus miniatus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on secondary forests of Sumatra and Java.
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Is the sunda minivet endangered?
The sunda 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 sunda minivet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCampephagidae
- genusPericrocotus
- SpeciesPericrocotus miniatus (Temminck, 1822)
Synonyms Muscicapa miniata, Pericrocotus miniatus dammermani
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- suříkovec sundskýCzech
- minifet SwndaWelsh
- SundamennigvogelGerman
- Sunda-MennigvogelGerman
- sunda perikrokotoEsperanto
- Minivet de SondaSpanish
- Minivet de la SondaSpanish
- sundanminivettiFinnish
- Minivet vermillonFrench
- crveni skovranjCroatian
- Sepah gunungIndonesian
- Minivet della SondaItalian
- スンダベニサンショウクイJapanese
- sumatrinis ilgauodegis vikšralesysLithuanian
- BergmenievogelDutch
- rødmønjefuglNorwegian
- purpurek sundajskiPolish
- minivete-vermelhãoPortuguese
- minivete-das-sundasPortuguese
- Зондский личинкоедRussian
- Суматранский длиннохвостый личинкоедRussian
- pestrec karmínovýSlovak
- Sundski minivetSerbian
- sundaminivettSwedish
- Sunda MinivetiTurkish
- личинкоїд вогнистийUkrainian
- 巽他山椒Chinese
- 巽他山椒鸟Chinese
Relatives of the sunda 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
CompareSunda minivet vs Orange minivetSunda minivet vs Small minivetSunda minivet vs Ashy minivetSunda minivet vs Long-tailed minivet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sunda minivet?
An adult sunda minivet weighs 16.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sunda minivet endangered?
The sunda 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 sunda minivet?
The sunda minivet (Pericrocotus miniatus) 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.
- 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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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