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The grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) belongs to the family Campephagidae under the order Passeriformes.
Grey-chinned 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 family Campephagidae comprises 86 species in eight genera, viz., Campephaga, Coracina, Lobotos, Pteropodocys, Campochaera, Lalage, Hemipus and Pericrocotus.
The genus Pericrocotus (type 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 genus Pericrocotus comprises thirteen species, including Pericrocotus solaris. The species P. solaris was first described by Edward Blyth (23 December 1810 – 27 December 1873), an English zoologist, in the year 1846.
The species Pericrocotus solaris is polytypic and comprises six subspecies, viz., P. s. solaris, P. s. nassovicus, P. s. rubrolimbatus, P. s. deignani, P. s. griseogularis and P. s. montpellieri.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Pericrocotus solaris |
| Species: | P. solaris |
| Genus: | Pericrocotus |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Grey-chinned minivet - Pericrocotus solaris Image by 孫鋒 林 |
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| 2.Grey-chinned minivet - Pericrocotus solaris Image by Alnus |
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| 3.Grey-chinned minivet - Pericrocotus solaris Image by Alnus |
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| 4.Grey-chinned minivet - Pericrocotus solaris Image by Francesco Veronesi |
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| 5.Grey-chinned minivet - Pericrocotus solaris Image by Jason Thompson |
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| 6.Grey-chinned minivet - Pericrocotus solaris Image by Charles Lam |
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| 7.Grey-chinned minivet - Pericrocotus solaris Image by Dibyendu Ash |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/outdoor_birding/26612410490/ (cropped)
Image author: 孫鋒 林 | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 5/7/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Image author: Alnus | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 5/7/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Image author: Alnus | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 5/7/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/16820735357/ (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 5/7/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/79492850@N00/8229597176 (cropped)
Author: Jason Thompson | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 5/7/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kclama/12510370083/ (cropped)
Author: Charles Lam | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 5/7/18
7.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey-chinned_Minivet_Mahananda_Wildlife_Sanctuary_West_Bengal_India_01.11.2015.jpg (cropped)
Author: Dibyendu Ash | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 5/7/18
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