Ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)

TBI Masked bird, probably ashy minivet, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 06.23.56 Cambodia
Classification: Genus Pericrocotus; Family Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae)
General: The ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the minivet genus Pericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. While most of the minivets have shades of yellow, orange and red in their plumage, this species has only greys, whites and blacks. The male is distinctive with a white face and black nape although females can be confused with the female of the brown-rumped minivet. They forage in the canopy, often along with other minivets and join mixed-species foraging flocks. [more]

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC842169 - Ashy Minivet - Pericrocotus divaricatus - song - Bangkok, Thailand. Source: XENOCANTO XC842169 - Ashy Minivet - Pericrocotus divaricatus - song - Bangkok, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (song)


First documented observation : 2024-03-03 in Cambodia.