Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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. The small minivet is 16 cm long with a strong dark beak and long wings. The male differs from most other common minivets by having grey, not glossy black, upperparts and head, and orange underparts, fading to yellow on the belly, orange tail edges, rump and wing patches.
The female is grey above, with yellow underparts (including the face), tail edges, rump and wing patches. There is much racial variation. The female of the southern race is also brighter yellow below. The small minivet is a widespread and common resident breeding bird in thorn jungle and scrub. The nest is a cup-like structure into which two to four spotted eggs are laid and incubated by the female.
This minivet catches insects in trees by flycatching or while... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 14 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 20 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 22 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 24 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 25 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Minivet sighting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, based on 203 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 134th most-seen of the 368 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Minivet in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July, September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Jim Corbett National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 360 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small 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.
18th of 25
Of the 25 parks where we can rate Small Minivet sightings, Jim Corbett National Park ranks 18th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sundarbans National Park (India, about 50%), Gir National Park (India, about 50%) and Mudumalai National Park (India, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Pericrocotus
The closest relatives of the Small Minivet that you can see in Jim Corbett National Park (genus Pericrocotus, Minivets) are Scarlet Minivet (about 20%), Long-tailed Minivet (about 10%) and Rosy Minivet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Minivet is recorded against all the birds logged in Jim Corbett National Park (203 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.
