About the Long-tailed Minivet
The long-tailed minivet 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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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatusIt is 18.5–20 cm long.
Swinhoe's MinivetPericrocotus cantonensisSwinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet is a bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostrisThe short-billed minivet is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
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