Sunda minivet

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Sunda minivet
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Pericrocotus
Species:
P. miniatus
Binomial name
Pericrocotus miniatus
(Temminck, 1822)

The Sunda minivet (Pericrocotus miniatus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on secondary forests [2] of Sumatra and Java.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pericrocotus miniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22706763A94088435. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706763A94088435.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Rohman, S N; Mardiastuti, A; Mulyani, Y A (2023-07-01). "Bird diversity in several land use types in Boyolali, Central Java". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 1220 (1): 012009. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/1220/1/012009 . ISSN   1755-1307.