Grey-chinned Minivet
Pericrocotus solaris Blyth, 1846
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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 contributors, Grey-chinned minivet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:43:52.909062+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pericrocotus solaris Blyth, 1846
- Name authority
- Blyth, 1846
- Common name
- Grey-chinned Minivet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Pericrocotus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCampephagidae Vigors, 1825
- genusPericrocotus F. Boie, 1826
- speciesPericrocotus solaris Blyth, 1846
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pericrocotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneus Blyth, 1846 | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ryukyu MinivetPericrocotus tegimae Stejneger, 1887 | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little MinivetPericrocotus lansbergei Büttikofer, 1886 | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygius (Jerdon, 1840) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus flammeus (J. R. Forster, 1781) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pericrocotus speciosus (Latham, 1790) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561924 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:774LR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.