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Passeriformes / Campephagidae / Pericrocotus

Swinhoe's Minivet

Pericrocotus cantonensis · 小灰山椒鸟

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A member of the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It breeds in China and winters in Indochina. Natural habitats include temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Distribution & Habitat

Breeds in China and winters in Indochina. Found in temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Campephagidae
Genus
Pericrocotus

Distribution

breeds central and southeastern China; winters to Thailand and Indochina

Vocalizations

Wang.QG · CC_BY_4_0

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.