Gray-chinned Minivet

Gray-chinned Minivet

Pericrocotus solaris

Silhouette: PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tuen Mun

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

19 Verified sightings at Tuen Mun
3,589 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Gray-chinned Minivet

The grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found from the Himalayas to China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is forests about 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft) in elevation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.

This species was described from Darjeeling by Edward Blyth in 1846. The Handbook of the Birds of the World considers that montanus and cinereigula form a separate species. The grey-chinned minivet is 17–19 cm (6.7–7.5 in) long and weighs 11–17 g (0.39–0.60 oz). It is sexually dimorphic. The adult... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:06

China · 2025

© LongChen · XC1065505 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:29

China · 2024

© Feather V · XC992717 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:24

China · 2025

© Peter Boesman · XC988558 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~40%
3 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~20%
6 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Wenzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
6 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
<5%
7 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
8 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
<5%
9 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Leofoo Village Theme Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan In captivity
2 Green World Ecological Farm 🇹🇼 Taiwan In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-chinned Minivet in Tuen Mun?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-chinned Minivet sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 119th most-seen of the 183 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gray-chinned Minivet in Tuen Mun?

February

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-chinned Minivet in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Tuen Mun's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 290 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Gray-chinned Minivet?

Between 4 and 7 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-chinned Minivet sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Tuen Mun the best place to see a Gray-chinned Minivet?

6th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Gray-chinned Minivet sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Fuzhou (China, about 20%), Hangzhou (China, about 10%) and Changsha (China, about 10%).

Where does the Gray-chinned Minivet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gray-chinned Minivet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tuen Mun (19 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.

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