Wildlifeof Nepal
Ashy Minivet
Crows, Drongos, Orioles & Shrikes
Photo: Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pericrocotus divaricatus
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, foraged in the canopy
Habitat
Forest and plantation
Range
Breeds in south-east Siberia, north-east China, Korea and Japan
Clutch size
4–7 eggs
Incubation period
17–18 days
Size
18.5–20cm
The ashy minivet is a minivet of eastern Asia, 18.5–20 cm long, and unlike most minivets, which show yellow, orange and red, it has only greys, whites and blacks. The male has a white face and black nape, is grey above and whitish below, with white outer tail feathers, while females can be confused with the female of the brown-rumped minivet. It breeds in south-east Siberia, north-east China, Korea and Japan (Wikipedia, general species account).
Four to seven eggs are laid and incubated for 17 to 18 days. It forages in the canopy, often with other minivets and in mixed-species flocks, and has a high-pitched metallic trill (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Ashy Minivet eat?
- Insects, foraged in the canopy
- What habitat does the Ashy Minivet live in?
- Forest and plantation
- Where is the Ashy Minivet found?
- Breeds in south-east Siberia, north-east China, Korea and Japan
- How many eggs does the Ashy Minivet lay?
- 4–7 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Ashy Minivet incubated?
- 17–18 days
- How big is the Ashy Minivet?
- 18.5–20cm