White-bellied Minivet
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Minivet
The minivets are passerine birds belonging to the genus Pericrocotus in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. There are about 13 species, occurring mainly in forests in southern and eastern Asia. They are fairly small, slender birds with long tails and an erect posture. Many species have bright...
found in India
India
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, mostly in dry deciduous forest.
The species is characterized by stable population trend and extent of occurrence of more than 20 thousand km2.