Pericrocotus cantonensis Swinhoe & P.L.Sclater, 1861 is a animal in the Campephagidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pericrocotus cantonensis Swinhoe & P.L.Sclater, 1861

Pericrocotus cantonensis Swinhoe & P.L.Sclater, 1861

Swinhoe's (brown-rumped) minivet is a cuckooshrike that breeds in China, winters in Indochina, and lives in various forest habitats.

Family
Genus
Pericrocotus
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Pericrocotus cantonensis Swinhoe & P.L.Sclater, 1861

Swinhoe's minivet, also called the brown-rumped minivet, has the scientific name Pericrocotus cantonensis. It is a bird species that belongs to Campephagidae, the cuckooshrike family. This species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1861. It breeds in China and spends the winter in Indochina. Its natural habitats include temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Campephagidae Pericrocotus

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