Gray-chinned Minivet
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Gray-chinned Minivet

Pericrocotus solaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
1,030 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found from the Himalayas to China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is forests about 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft) in elevation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-chinned Minivet sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,030 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

<5% · Rare
Fiery Minivet
NT

Fiery Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus igneus

Insufficient data
Sunda Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Sunda Cuckoo-shrike

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Coracina larvata

20–30% · Possible
Pied Triller
LC

Pied Triller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lalage nigra

Insufficient data
Lesser Cuckooshrike

Lesser Cuckooshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracina fimbriata

Insufficient data
Bornean Treepie
LC

Bornean Treepie

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dendrocitta cinerascens

70–80% · Very likely
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Warbler

Yellow-breasted Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Seicercus montis

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped White-eye
LC

Black-capped White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops atricapilla

60–70% · Likely
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Leaf Warbler
LC

Mountain Leaf Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus trivirgatus

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistler
LC

Bornean Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala hypoxantha

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
60–70
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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
40–50%
3 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
11 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-chinned Minivet in Kinabalu Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-chinned Minivet sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,030 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-chinned Minivet in Kinabalu Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Gray-chinned Minivet in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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