Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusPericrocotus (Minivets)
- SpeciesPericrocotus speciosus (Scarlet Minivet)
The scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) is a small passerine bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from Northeast India to southern China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They are common resident breeding birds in forests and other well-wooded habitats including gardens, especially in hilly country. While the male of most subspecies are scarlet to orange with black upper parts, the females are usually yellow with greyish olive upper parts. Several former subspecies have been elevated to a species status in recent works. These include the orange minivet. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Minivet sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Fiery Minivet
Pericrocotus igneus
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina striata
Pied Triller
Lalage nigra
Lesser Cuckooshrike
Coracina fimbriata
Slender-billed Crow
Corvus enca
Black-and-red Broadbill
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Javan Myna
Acridotheres javanicus
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
White-crowned Shama
Copsychus stricklandii
White-chested Babbler
Trichastoma rostratum
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Eurylaimus ochromalus
📅 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 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 15 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 16 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 18 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 20 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 22 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 23 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 24 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 25 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet Minivet in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Minivet sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Minivet in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
December has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Minivet in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.