Small Minivet

The small minivet is a small songbird about 16cm long with a strong dark bill and long wings. The male has grey, not glossy black, upperparts and head, and orange underparts fading to yellow on the belly, with orange tail edges, rump and wing patches. The female is grey above and yellow below, with yellow tail edges, rump and wing patches (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a widespread and common resident of thorn jungle and scrub, forming small flocks and catching insects in trees, either in flight or from a perch. Its call is a high, thin swee swee swee. The nest is a small cup in which two to four spotted eggs are laid and incubated by the female (Wikipedia, general species account).