The minivets are passerine birds belonging to the genus Pericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae.
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'.
1/ Swinhoe's minivet or the brown-rumped minivet (Phường chèo cánh trắng, Pericrocotus cantonensis)
2/ Long-tailed minivet (Phường chèo đỏ đuôi dài, Pericrocotus ethologus)
3/ Orange minivet (Phường chèo đỏ lớn, Pericrocotus flammeus)
The species name flammeus has its roots in Latin, meaning 'fiery' or 'flame-coloured' (flamma - 'flame').
4/ Short-billed minivet (Phường chèo đỏ mỏ ngắn, Pericrocotus brevirostris)
5/ Rosy minivet (Phường chèo hồng, Pericrocotus roseus)
6/ Grey-chinned minivet (Phường chèo má xám, Pericrocotus solaris)
7/ Small minivet (Phường chèo nhỏ, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
8/ Ashy minivet (Phường chèo trắng lớn, Pericrocotus divaricatus)
9/ Scarlet minivet (Phường chèo đỏ, Pericrocotus speciosus)
From speciēs (“appearance”) + -osus (“-ose, -ous, forming adjectives”).
speciōsus good-looking, handsome, beautiful