Short-billed Minivet
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Short-billed Minivet

Pericrocotus brevirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Langtang National Park
16 Verified records at Langtang National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Minivet sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Long-tailed Minivet
LC

Long-tailed Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus ethologus

20–30% · Possible
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

5–10% · Rare
Gray-chinned Minivet
LC

Gray-chinned Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus solaris

Insufficient data
Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina melaschistos

<5% · Rare
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Laughingthrush
LC

Streaked Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron lineatum

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

50–60% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely
Grey-hooded Warbler
LC

Grey-hooded Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

40–50% · Likely
Blue-fronted Redstart
LC

Blue-fronted Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus frontalis

40–50% · Likely
Variegated Laughingthrush
LC

Variegated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron variegatum

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
2 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
4 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
5 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Short-billed Minivet in Langtang National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Minivet sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Short-billed Minivet in Langtang National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Short-billed Minivet in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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