Brown-rumped Minivet
Swinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet (Phường chèo cánh trắng, Pericrocotus cantonensis)
Swinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis) is a bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
The bird breeds in China and winters in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Traits:
- Black-lored or black-eyelined;
- White-foreheaded;
- White lower body or lower parts;
Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.