Brown-rumped Minivet
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Brown-rumped Minivet

Pericrocotus cantonensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
484 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-rumped Minivet sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 484 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

20–30% · Possible
Rosy Minivet
LC

Rosy Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus roseus

10–20% · With luck
Ashy Minivet
LC

Ashy Minivet

Bird

Pericrocotus divaricatus

10–20% · With luck
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Insufficient data
Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina melaschistos

30–40% · Possible
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-browed Warbler
LC

Yellow-browed Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Woodswallow
LC

Ashy Woodswallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamus fuscus

40–50% · Likely
Gray-eyed Bulbul
LC

Gray-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Iole propinqua

40–50% · Likely
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
8 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-rumped Minivet in Khao Yai National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-rumped Minivet sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 484 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-rumped Minivet in Khao Yai National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Brown-rumped Minivet in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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