White-bellied Minivet
Pericrocotus erythropygius (Jerdon, 1840)
Campephagidae — Cuckooshrikes
White-bellied Minivet, Pericrocotus erythropygius, is a bird of India, breeding in the Oriental Region and especially in dry deciduous forest. It is also found in open savanna with scattered acacia growth, dry grassland and farmland. The male has a black head, neck, mantle and tail, with a white collar, orange throat, white underparts, an orange rump and white on the wings. The female is duller, with dark grey upperparts, black wings and tail, a white collar, black lores and an orange rump. It is 18.5 to 20 cm long.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae — Cuckooshrikes
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: India
