Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Small Minivet sighting in Sundarbans National Park on a given day, based on 889 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 177 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Small Minivet in Sundarbans National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January, the lowest month. That is one of Sundarbans National Park's wettest months, with about 480 mm of rain against 15 mm in January. May and June have too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 25 parks where we can rate Small Minivet sightings, Sundarbans National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Gir National Park (India, about 50%) and Mudumalai National Park (India, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Campephagidae
The closest relatives of the Small Minivet that you can see in Sundarbans National Park (family Campephagidae, Cuckooshrikes) are Javan Cuckoo-shrike (about 20%) and Black-headed Cuckooshrike (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 Sundarbans National Park (889 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.
