The Sunda minivet (''Pericrocotus miniatus'') is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

in the family Campephagidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

, where it occurs on secondary forests of

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

and

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

Gallery

File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.124312 1 - Pericrocotus miniatus (Temminck, 1822) - Campephagidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg, left, Male ''Pericrocotus miniatus (Temminck, 1822)'', museum specimens Naturalis File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.124312 2 - Pericrocotus miniatus (Temminck, 1822) - Campephagidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg, left, Same male ''Pericrocotus miniatus (Temminck, 1822)'', other view

References

Sunda minivet Birds of Sumatra Birds of Java Endemic birds of Indonesia Sunda minivet Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Campephagidae-stub