- English Common Name
- Ashy Minivet
- Scientific name
- Pericrocotus divaricatus divaricatus
- Taxonomy
- Order: Passeriformes, Family: Campephagidae
- Size
- About 20 cm
- Species Distribution
- Southeast Asia. This species migrates to Japan as a summer bird and breeds in the area.
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species:Vulnerable
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species:Vulnerable
- It nests on trees that are more than a couple of meters height. This species makes a nest on branches using straws, thin sticks, and tree bark. Outside of the nest, plants the Parmeliaceae family are pasted with spider webs.
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- Updated January 2018
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