Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Gray-chinned Minivet
Pericrocotus solaris
- epik
- 65 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A spark of orange and slate that drifts in chattering parties through the cloud-forest canopy. Smaller and more delicate than the better-known scarlet minivets.
- Populasi
- Unknown total; described as generally common throughout its range but scarce in Nepal, with regional estimates of roughly 10,000-100,000 breeding pairs each in China and Taiwan
- Habitat
- Subtropical/tropical montane and lowland moist forest, including broadleaf and coniferous forest, elfin forest, secondary forest, forest edge, and wooded gardens; typically 1,000-2,000 m elevation (recorded 0-3,760 m, as low as 150 m in Taiwan)
- Fakta menarik
- During courtship, the male Gray-chinned Minivet has been observed walking toward the female while holding a flower in its beak, then touching her beak and dropping the flower just before mating.
- Sebaran
- Himalayas through southern China and mainland Southeast Asia.
- Makanan
- Insectivorous - forages for invertebrates in the forest canopy, occasionally descending to tree ferns or hawking prey in mid-air
- Ukuran
- 0,18 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,25 m
