Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)
Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: CAMPEPHAGIDAE Cuckoo-Shrikes, Minivets
Scientific name: Pericrocotus flammeus
English name: Scarlet Minivet
Characteristic: Size 20 cm. A small, eye-catching, brightly-coloured bird. A male has a different colour plumage from a female; it has scarlet patches in black, while a female bright yellow patches in black. Both have long slender tails.
Distribution: India, the Andamans, China, Hainan, the Greater Sundas, the Philippines and SE Asia.
Habitat: Dry evergreen forest, dipterocarp forest and the secondary growth.
Habit: Frequently seen either as a solitary bird or in pairs in high canopy. Sometimes descending to forage in the undergrowth for insects, caterpillars and ripe berries. Breeding time between April-June, when it lays 2-3 eggs in a cup-shaped nest.
Status: A common resident bird.
