Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
Ashy Minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) - HBW 10, p. 113
French: Minivet cendré
German: Graumennigvogel
Spanish: Minivet Ceniciento
Other common names: Ryukyu Minivet (tegimae)
Taxonomy: Lanius divaricatus Raffles, 1822, Singapore.
Forms a superspecies with P. roseus and P. cantonensis. Closely related to former, and sometimes considered conspecific, but very distinct morphologically and differs also in moult and migration strategies. Dark race tegimae sometimes regarded as a separate species, but greater colour saturation is common among Ryukyu forms of Japanese bird species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- divaricatus (Raffles, 1822) - breeds SE Siberia (S from C Amurland), NE China (mainly Nei Mongol, Heilongjiang and Jilin), Korea and Japan, possibly also Taiwan; non-breeding mainly SE Asia, Greater Sundas and Philippines, also regularly India.
- tegimae Stejneger, 1887 - Tokara Is and Ryukyu Is; recent breeding recorded also S Japan (S Kyushu).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in a tree and flying away. Locality Miike, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp tegimae)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2010 2 years ago 25 sec 4.6 -
Bird looks around from flowers on bush Locality Po Toi Island, Po Toi islands, Hong Kong (ssp divaricatus)
Desmond Allen 14 April 2007 20 weeks ago 16 sec 4 -
A flock of Ashy Minivets hunting for caterpillars. Locality Nakhon Phanom Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp divaricatus)
Yoel Jimenez 26 January 2012 1 year ago 28 sec 4 -
A male in a tree and flying away. Locality Miike Crater Lake, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp tegimae)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2010 2 years ago 30 sec 3.2 -
A slow-motioned view of a male flying. Locality Miike Crater Lake, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp tegimae)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2010 2 years ago 14 sec 2.6 -
Brief views of a bird calling and moving in a tree. Locality Tigrinka River, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp divaricatus)
Josep del Hoyo 16 June 2009 3 years ago 11 sec 2
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A bird perched on a wire, carrying a caterpillar.
Locality Japan (ssp tegimae)
Pete Morris 1 July 2002 14 weeks ago 3.5 -
On a branch
Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp divaricatus)
Guy Poisson 2 January 2012 1 year ago 3.4 -
A male in a tree.
Locality Miike, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp tegimae)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
An adult female in a tree.
Locality Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area, Ban Thale Noi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp divaricatus)
Christophe Gouraud 25 November 2009 3 years ago 2 -
An adult female perched on a branch.
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp divaricatus)
Christophe Gouraud 14 November 2009 3 years ago 2 -
An adult female perched on a branch.
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp divaricatus)
Christophe Gouraud 14 November 2009 3 years ago 2
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Calls of a bird.
Locality Tigrinka River, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 June 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
A bird calling. Locality Razdolnaya River Estuary, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2009 3 years ago 3.7 -
Several calls of one bird. Locality Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp divaricatus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 March 2011 1 year ago 3
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