minivet

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minivet

(ˈmɪnɪvɛt)
n
(Animals) any brightly coloured tropical Asian cuckoo shrike of the genus Pericrocotus
[C19: of unknown origin]
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We observed that certain upperstory bird species, such as dollarbirds, minivets, and parakeets tended to be concentrated at the forest edge due to the proximity of different habitats (i.e., vegetation structure and floristic composition), whereas others (i.e., woodpeckers, barbets, broadbills, pigeons, and drongos) were concentrated in the interior.
EDGE EFFECTS ON FORAGING GUILDS OF UPPERSTORY BIRDS IN AN ISOLATED TROPICAL RAINFOREST OF MALAYSIA