Brown-rumped Minivet
Pericrocotus cantonensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusPericrocotus (Minivets)
- SpeciesPericrocotus cantonensis (Brown-rumped Minivet)
Swinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis) is a bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1861. It breeds in China and winters in Indochina. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-rumped Minivet sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park
Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus
Long-tailed Minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
Gray-chinned Minivet
Pericrocotus solaris
Short-billed Minivet
Pericrocotus brevirostris
Rosy Minivet
Pericrocotus roseus
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Ashy Minivet
Pericrocotus divaricatus
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Coracina melaschistos
Javan Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina javensis
Black-backed Sibia
Heterophasia melanoleuca
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Green-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-rumped Minivet in Doi Inthanon National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-rumped Minivet sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown-rumped Minivet in Doi Inthanon National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brown-rumped Minivet in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.