Long-tailed Minivet
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Long-tailed Minivet

Pericrocotus ethologus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
40 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia where it occurs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Minivet sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

10–20% · With luck
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

5–10% · With luck
Rosy Minivet
LC

Rosy Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus roseus

<5% · Rare
Short-billed Minivet
LC

Short-billed Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus brevirostris

Insufficient data
Javan Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Javan Cuckoo-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina javensis

20–30% · Possible
Large Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Large Cuckoo-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina macei

Insufficient data
Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina melaschistos

5–10% · With luck
Black-headed Cuckooshrike

Black-headed Cuckooshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina melanoptera

<5% · Rare
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
3 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
8 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
10 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Minivet in Chitwan National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Minivet sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Minivet in Chitwan National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Minivet in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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