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The rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus) belongs to the family Campephagidae under the order Passeriformes.
Rosy 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 five genera, viz., Coracina, Campochaera, Lalage, Campephaga 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 Pericrocotus cinnamomeus is the type species of this genus (Linnaeus, 1766). The genus Pericrocotus comprises 14 species.
The species Pericrocotus roseus was first described (as Muscicapa rosea) by Louis Pierre Vieillot (May 10, 1748 – August 24, 1830), a French ornithologist, in the year 1818. The Pericrocotus roseus is a monotypic species.
Taxonomic classification | |
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Binomial name: | Pericrocotus roseus |
Species: | P. roseus |
Genus: | Pericrocotus |
Subfamily: | - |
Family: | Campephagidae |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Class: | Aves |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
1.Rosy minivet - Pericrocotus roseus 311 Image by Mprasannak |
2.Rosy minivet - Pericrocotus roseus Image by John Gould & Henry C. Richter |
3.Rosy minivet - Pericrocotus roseus Image by Srikaanth Sekar |
4.Rosy minivet - Pericrocotus roseus Image by Srikaanth Sekar |
5.Pericrocotus roseus Image by Srikaanth Sekar |
6.Pericrocotus roseus Image by Francesco Veronesi |
1.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rosy_Minivet_Male_Prasanna_Mamidala.jpg (cropped)
Image author: Mprasannak | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RosyMinivetGould.jpg (cropped)
Author: John Gould & Henry C. Richter | Public domain
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/srikaanth-sekar/27156210050/ (cropped)
Image author: Srikaanth Sekar | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 1/17/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/srikaanth-sekar/29484382546/ (cropped)
Author: Srikaanth Sekar | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 1/17/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/srikaanth-sekar/27916572561/ (cropped)
Author: Srikaanth Sekar | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 1/17/18
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosy_Minivet_fem_-_Thailand_H8O5715_(17026775712).jpg (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 1/17/18
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