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Common Name

Scarlet Minivet

Alternate Names

Common Type

Minivet

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Campephagidae

Genus

Pericrocotus

Species

speciosus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Malay Peninsula, Nepal

Number of Sub-Species

Nineteen Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Forests and other well wooded habitats

Distribution and Range

Southern Asia from Indian, China to Southeast Asia

Food

Forages in tree tops for insects. Known to flush insects by beating its wings hard.

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