Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusPericrocotus (Minivets)
- SpeciesPericrocotus cinnamomeus (Small Minivet)
The small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) is a small passerine bird. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Minivet sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Coracina melanoptera
Large Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina macei
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Orange-billed Babbler
Turdoides rufescens
Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Black-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus
Ceylon Magpie
Urocissa ornata
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Ceylon Myna
Gracula ptilogenys
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 18 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 19 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 21 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 24 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Small Minivet in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Small Minivet sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Small Minivet in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Small Minivet in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.