Sunda Minivet

Sunda Minivet

Pericrocotus miniatus

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kerinci Seblat National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

132 Verified sightings at Kerinci Seblat National Park From 2019 to 2026
132 In 1 park
December Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Sunda Minivet

The Sunda minivet (Pericrocotus miniatus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on secondary forests of Sumatra and Java. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:12

Indonesia · 2019

© Ross Gallardy · XC490238 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:28

Indonesia · 2012

© Frank Lambert · XC142040 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Uncertain0:45

Indonesia · 1996

© Teus Luijendijk · XC619433 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sunda Minivet in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Minivet sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 132 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sunda Minivet in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

June, September and November–December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Minivet in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–May and August, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Sunda Minivet?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sunda 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.

Where else can you see a Sunda Minivet?

Only Kerinci Seblat National Park, in our data

Kerinci Seblat National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sunda Minivet sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Sunda Minivet live in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Same genus: Pericrocotus

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

Where does the Sunda Minivet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sunda Minivet is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (132 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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