Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusPericrocotus (Minivets)
- SpeciesPericrocotus flammeus (Orange Minivet)
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Coracina melanoptera
Large Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina macei
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Orange Minivet in Yala National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Orange Minivet sighting in Yala National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Orange Minivet in Yala National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Orange Minivet in Yala National Park in our monthly data.