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The small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) belongs to the family Campephagidae under the order Passeriformes.

Small minivet taxonomy

The family Campephagidae was first described by Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840), an Irish zoologist and politician, in the year 1825.

The family Campephagidae comprises six genera, viz., Coracina, Campochaera, Lalage, Campephaga, Lobotos and Pericrocotus.

The genus Pericrocotus was first introduced by Friedrich Boie (4 June 1789 – 3 March 1870), a German entomologist, herpetologist, ornithologist and lawyer, in the year 1826.

The genus Pericrocotus comprises 14 species. The type species of this genus is Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766).

The species Pericrocotus cinnamomeus was first introduced by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist in the year 1766.

The species Pericrocotus cinnamomeus is polytypic and comprises nine subspecies, viz., P. c. cinnamomeus, P. c. saturatus, P. c. separatus, P. c. sacerdos, P. c. vividus, P. c. malabaricus, P. c. peregrinus, P. c. pallidus and P. c. thai.
Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Species:P. cinnamomeus
Genus:Pericrocotus
Subfamily:-
Family:Campephagidae
Order:Passeriformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
1.Small minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 347
Photo by Hafiz Issadeen


Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
2.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Photo by Vivekpuliyeri

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
3.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Photo by Rushen

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
4.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Photo by Dhirajmy

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus female
5.Small minivet female - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Photo by Alnus

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
6.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Photo by Gowthaman k.a

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
7.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
by Gowthaman k.a

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
8.Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Photo by J.M.Garg

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
9.Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Photo by Ady Kristanto
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1.Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/25902645@N08/3437883266 (cropped)
Author: Hafiz Issadeen | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 2/15/18
2.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_Minivet (m).jpg (cropped)
Author: Vivekpuliyeri | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 2/15/18
3.Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rushen/25838143941/ (cropped)
Author: Rushen | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 2/15/18
4.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Dhirajmy | License: Public domain
5.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Alnus | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 2/15/18
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Gowthaman k.a | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 2/15/18
7.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Gowthaman k.a | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 2/15/18
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Author: J.M.Garg | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 2/15/18
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pericrocotus_cinnamomeus_(cropped).jpg
Author: Ady Kristanto | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 2/15/18
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