| Pericrocotus | |
|---|---|
 Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Campephagidae |
| Genus | Pericrocotus |
Pericrocotus or minivets, is a genus of cuckooshrikes in the Campephagidae family. There are about 13 species, occurring mainly in forests in southern and eastern Asia. They are fairly small, slender birds with long tails and an erect posture. Many species have bright red or yellow markings. They feed mainly on insects, foraging in groups in the tree canopy.
Species[]
Short-billed Minivet (Vigors, 1831) (Pericrocotus brevirostris) Swinhoe's Minivet (Swinhoe, 1861) (Pericrocotus cantonensis) Small Minivet (Linnaeus, 1766) (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) Ashy Minivet (Raffles, 1822) (Pericrocotus divaricatus) White-bellied Minivet (Jerdon, 1840) (Pericrocotus erythropygius) Long-tailed Minivet (Bangs & Phillips, 1914) (Pericrocotus ethologus) Orange Minivet (JR Forster, 1781) (Pericrocotus flammeus) Fiery Minivet (Blyth, 1846) (Pericrocotus igneus) Little Minivet (Büttikofer, 1886) (Pericrocotus lansbergei) Sunda Minivet (Temminck, 1822) (Pericrocotus miniatus) Scarlet Minivet (Latham, 1790) (Pericrocotus speciosus) Ryukyu Minivet (Stejneger, 1887) (Pericrocotus tegimae)