Pericrocotus roseus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is omnivorous. The male is distinguished from other minivets by having a deep pink/light red shade in wings and tail and the female having an olive/olive yellow rump as against bright yellow in other minivets. Both male and female are grey above.
It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. In India, it is found in the Himalayas from west to east to Arunachal Pradesh and hills of Nagaland and Manipur. In winter in peninsula.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rosy Minivet sighting in Dehradun on a given day, based on 179 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 123rd most-seen of the 280 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rosy Minivet in Dehradun on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months. That is one of Dehradun's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 5 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rosy Minivet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Rosy Minivet sightings, Dehradun ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kunming (China, under 5%).
Same genus: Pericrocotus
The closest relatives of the Rosy Minivet that you can see in Dehradun (genus Pericrocotus, Minivets) are Scarlet Minivet (about 10%) and Long-tailed Minivet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rosy Minivet is recorded against all the birds logged in Dehradun (179 verified sightings), 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.
