Taxonomic classification <> Photos
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 | |
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| Binomial name: | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
| Species: | P. cinnamomeus |
| Genus: | Pericrocotus |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Small minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 347 Photo by Hafiz Issadeen |
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| 2.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Photo by Vivekpuliyeri |
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| 3.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Photo by Rushen |
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| 4.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Photo by Dhirajmy |
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| 5.Small minivet female - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Photo by Alnus |
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| 6.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Photo by Gowthaman k.a |
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| 7.Small minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus by Gowthaman k.a |
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| 8.Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Photo by J.M.Garg |
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| 9.Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Photo by Ady Kristanto |
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
8.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
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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