Long-tailed Minivet

Long-tailed Minivet

Pericrocotus ethologus

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Chitwan National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

40 Verified sightings at Chitwan National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,428 In all 14 parks
March Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Long-tailed Minivet

The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia where it occurs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:21

Thailand · 2023

© FREDERIC Lionel · XC938744 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:46

China · 2021

© Ray Tsu 诸仁 · XC715462 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Imitation0:36

China · 2021

© Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · XC652576 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
2 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
6 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~10%
8 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
9 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
11 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
2 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Jammu 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Srinagar 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Chandigarh 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Lucknow 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Islamabad 🇵🇰 Pakistan
<5%
9 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Minivet in Chitwan National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Minivet sighting in Chitwan National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 216th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Long-tailed Minivet in Chitwan National Park?

March

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Minivet in Chitwan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Chitwan National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 660 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Long-tailed Minivet?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-tailed Minivet sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Which relatives of the Long-tailed Minivet live in Chitwan National Park?

Same genus: Pericrocotus

The closest relatives of the Long-tailed Minivet that you can see in Chitwan National Park (genus Pericrocotus, Minivets) are Scarlet Minivet (about 20%) and Small Minivet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Long-tailed Minivet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Long-tailed Minivet is recorded against all the birds logged in Chitwan National Park (40 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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