Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
White-bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius) - HBW 10, p. 115
French: Minivet à ventre blanc
German: Weißbauch-Mennigvogel
Spanish: Minivet Ventriblanco
Other common names: Jerdon’s Minivet
Taxonomy: M[uscicapa] erythropygia Jerdon, 1840, Ajanta Hills, Aurangabad District, Hyderabad, India.
Has been proposed that distinctive race albifrons be elevated to species rank. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- erythropygius (Jerdon, 1840) - W & C India (mainly Gujarat and from C Rajasthan and W Haryana E to Bihar and S to C Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh).
- albifrons Jerdon, 1862 - plains of C Myanmar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in a thorny bush, calling, making short flights and offering views from different angles. Locality Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India (ssp erythropygius)
Josep del Hoyo 7 December 2009 2 years ago 45 sec 3.9 -
Three views of a female perched. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (ssp erythropygius)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 2 years ago 16 sec 3.8 -
A male changing its position in different trees. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (ssp erythropygius)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 2 years ago 19 sec 3.5 -
rear view of male, turns sideways Locality Jashapara, Gujarat, India (ssp erythropygius)
Martin Kennewell 10 December 2009 2 years ago 36 sec 3.3 -
front view of male perched in bush, scratches chin with foot, then wipes bill on branch - turns around and flies Locality Jashapara, Gujarat, India (ssp erythropygius)
Martin Kennewell 10 December 2009 2 years ago 16 sec 3 -
numerous views of one or two males flitting around bushes Locality Jashapara, Gujarat, India (ssp erythropygius)
Martin Kennewell 10 December 2009 2 years ago 35 sec 3
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A thorn forest species
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 7 March 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
A thorn forest bird
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 5 March 2008 1 year ago 3.4 -
A rare nomad of thoen forest
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 2 January 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
White-bellied Minivet pair.
Locality Gujarat, India
deomurari 3 January 2007 2 years ago 3 -
A male bird
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 8 August 2011 42 weeks ago 2.9 -
A female perched and looking down.
Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (ssp erythropygius)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 2 years ago 2.6
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