Pericrocotus roseus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Kunming on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 99 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosy Minivet in Kunming on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–June, the lowest months. Those are among Kunming's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in February.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Rosy Minivet sightings, Kunming has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Dehradun (India, under 5%) and Bangkok (Thailand, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Rosy Minivet that you can see in Kunming (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Anderson's Bulbul (about 90%), White Wagtail (about 70%) and Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 70%), 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 Kunming (8 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.
