Orange minivet

The orange minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) is a brightly colored bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.

The orange minivet is a species resident in southern India and Sri Lanka, that feeds primarily on insects while foraging in mixed-species bird flocks or in small single-species groups.

It can be distinguished from other Pericrocotus species by isolated red markings near tips of tertials and inner secondaries.

The species is gregarious, typically seen foraging in small groups (more than 2 individuals) along tree tops in forests.

They catch prey by making a flight and hovering at plant surfaces to pick insects.

The call of an orange minivet