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The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) belongs to the bird family Campephagidae under the order Passeriformes.

Long-tailed minivet taxonomy

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

The Campephagidae comprises genera, Campephaga, Coracina, Lobotos, Pteropodocys, Campochaera, Lalage 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 type species is Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766).

The genus Pericrocotus comprises fourteen species, including Pericrocotus ethologus. The species Pericrocotus ethologus is polytypic and comprises seven subspecies, viz., Pericrocotus ethologus ethologus, Pericrocotus ethologus laetus, Pericrocotus ethologus favillaceus, Pericrocotus ethologus annamensis, Pericrocotus ethologus ripponi, Pericrocotus ethologus yvettae and Pericrocotus ethologus mariae.
Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Pericrocotus ethologus
Species:P. ethologus
Genus:Pericrocotus
Subfamily:-
Family:Campephagidae
Order:Passeriformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Long-tailed minivet - Pericrocotus ethologus
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Photo by Francesco Veronesi


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2.Long-tailed minivet - Pericrocotus ethologus
Photo by Francesco Veronesi

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3.Long-tailed minivet - Pericrocotus ethologus
Photo by Raman Kumar

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4.Long-tailed minivet - Pericrocotus ethologus
Photo by Raman Kumar

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5.Long-tailed minivet - Pericrocotus ethologus
Photo by Werner Witte

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6.Long-tailed minivet - Pericrocotus ethologus
Photo by Srikaanth Sekar

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7.Pericrocotus ethologus
Photo by Srikaanth Sekar
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1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Long-tailed_Minivet_fem_-_Arunachal_Pradesh_-_IndiaFJ0A7490_(34321897516)_(cropped).jpg (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 3/10/18
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Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 3/10/18
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Author: Raman Kumar | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 3/10/18
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Author: Raman Kumar | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 3/10/18
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Author: Werner Witte | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 3/10/18
6.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/srikaanth-sekar/29484379186/ (cropped)
Author: Srikaanth Sekar | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 3/10/18
7.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/srikaanth-sekar/29484386436/ (cropped)
Author: Srikaanth Sekar | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 3/10/18
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