How big is a Swinhoe's Minivet?

The Swinhoe's Minivet is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.

Where can you see a Swinhoe's Minivet?

The Swinhoe's Minivet occurs in 13 countries, including Thailand, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan.

What birds look similar to a Swinhoe's Minivet?

The Swinhoe's Minivet is most easily confused with the Short-billed Minivet, the Rosy Minivet and the Fiery Minivet.

Is the Swinhoe's Minivet endangered?

The Swinhoe's Minivet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Swinhoe's Minivet

Pericrocotus cantonensis

Cuckooshrikes · Passeriformes · Rare

The Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis) is a rare cuckooshrik found in 13 countries, weighing about 16 g. Swinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet is a bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestcup nest16 g

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 1 — Photo: James M. Maley · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 2 — Photo: James M. Maley · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 3 — Photo: James M. Maley · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 4 — Photo: James M. Maley · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 5 — Photo: James M. Maley · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 6 — Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Jiao Sun (孙娇), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Sevin Dee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Wang.QG, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swinhoe's Minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Swinhoe's Minivet

Swinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet is a bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1861.

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Where it lives

Thailand China Vietnam Cambodia Taiwan India Hong Kong SAR China Bangladesh Myanmar (Burma) Laos Macao SAR China

Recorded as a rare visitor in Nepal, Malaysia.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Swinhoe's Minivet look like?: Swinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet is a bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
How big is a Swinhoe's Minivet?: The Swinhoe's Minivet is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.
Where can you see a Swinhoe's Minivet?: The Swinhoe's Minivet occurs in 13 countries, including Thailand, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan.
What birds look similar to a Swinhoe's Minivet?: The Swinhoe's Minivet is most easily confused with the Short-billed Minivet, the Rosy Minivet and the Fiery Minivet.
Is the Swinhoe's Minivet endangered?: The Swinhoe's Minivet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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