Grey-chinned Minivet vs Scarlet Minivet

Grey-chinned Minivet

Pericrocotus solaris

Tiny15 gForest

The grey-chinned minivet is 17–19 cm (6.7–7.5 in) long and weighs 11–17 g (0.39–0.60 oz). It is sexually dimorphic. The adult male has a dark grey head and mantle, a pale grey chin, an orange-yellow throat and blackish wings. The underparts, lower back and tips of the greater coverts are orange. In the female, these parts are bright yellow instead. The eyes, beak and legs are black. The immature bird is similar to the female but has yellow-olive bars on its back.

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Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Minivet

Pericrocotus flammeus

Small23 gForest

The orange minivet measures about 17 – 22 cm and weighs 19 – 24.5 g. Males are bright orange and black while females are largely yellow with a grey upperside. Males have a glossy black head, chin, throat and mantle and upper back. Lower back, rump and uppertail-coverts are orange-red. Underparts are largely bright orange-red, that makes it stand out in the surroundings. It can be distinguished from other Pericrocotus species by isolated red markings near tips of tertials and inner secondaries. Females have a yellow forehead and ashy-grey, lower back.

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Recorded by Sudipto Roy · Song · Molem National Park, Goa, India · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0

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