Long-tailed Minivet
Pericrocotus ethologus
长尾山椒鸟
Introduction
Species in the family Campephagidae. Occurs in southern and south-eastern Asia including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends across southern and south-eastern Asia from Afghanistan through the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. Found in China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Occupies both subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests as well as subtropical and tropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Pericrocotus
- eBird Code
- lotmin1
Subspecies (7)
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Pericrocotus ethologus annamensis
southern Vietnam (Langbian Plateau)
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Pericrocotus ethologus ethologus
northeastern India (eastern Assam), northern Myanmar, and central China (Inner Mongolia, Hebei, and southern Shanxi southward to southwestern Gansu, southeastern Qinghai, Yunnan, and Guizhou); nonbreeding to northern Thailand, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam (Tonkin)
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Pericrocotus ethologus favillaceus
Himalayas of Afghanistan and Kashmir to Nepal
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Pericrocotus ethologus laetus
eastern Nepal to Sikkim and western Assam (Khasi Hills)
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Pericrocotus ethologus mariae
northeastern India (southeastern Assam), eastern Bangladesh, and western Myanmar (Chin Hills)
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Pericrocotus ethologus ripponi
southwestern China (Yunnan), eastern Myanmar (Southern Shan State), and northwestern Thailand
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Pericrocotus ethologus yvettae
northeastern Myanmar and southern China (western and southwestern Yunnan)
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.