Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Orange Minivet
Songbirds
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Pericrocotus flammeus
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly insects, in mixed-species flocks or small groups
Range
Western Ghats and west coast of India, and Sri Lanka
Size
17-22cm
Weight
19-24.5g
The orange minivet is a bright cuckooshrike found along the Western Ghats and west coast of India and in Sri Lanka. It is 17 to 22 cm long and weighs 19 to 24.5 g. Males are bright orange and black, with a glossy black head, chin, throat and upper back and orange-red underparts, while females are largely yellow with a grey upperside. It was formerly counted as a subspecies of the scarlet minivet (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is resident in southern India and Sri Lanka and feeds mainly on insects while foraging in mixed-species bird flocks or small single-species groups. The genus name means very saffron-coloured. Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- What does the Orange Minivet eat?
- Mainly insects, in mixed-species flocks or small groups
- Where is the Orange Minivet found?
- Western Ghats and west coast of India, and Sri Lanka
- How big is the Orange Minivet?
- 17-22cm
- How much does the Orange Minivet weigh?
- 19-24.5g