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Ashy minivet 
(Phường chèo trắng lớn, Pericrocotus divaricatus)

The ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the minivet genus Pericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae.

The bird breeds in south-east Siberia, north-east China, Korea and Japan, and winters in South and South-east Asia as far south as Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.

Traits:
- Black-lored;
- White-throated;
- White-underpart;

- Male: Black-naped, white-fronted;
- Female: ashy head, ashy nape and ashy mantle.

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'.
divaricatus Latin divaricatus spread out.

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'.

Grey-Chinned Minivet 
(Phường chèo má xám, Pericrocotus solaris)

The gray-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) is a species of passerine bird in the 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'.
solaris: Latin of or pertaining to the sun.

Long-Tailed Minivet 
(Phường chèo đỏ đuôi dài, Pericrocotus ethologus) 

The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species of bird in the 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'.

ethologus: Latin from Greek ethologos: mimic.

The Annam minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus annamensis) is considered a subspecies of the long-tailed minivet.

Orange minivet 
(Phường chèo đỏ lớn, Pericrocotus flammeus)

The orange minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) is a brightly colored bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
This bird species is similar to and used to be considered a subspecies of the scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus),
more work is to be done related to the split of these two species though.

Traits:
- Male: fiery orange color underpart or underside, black mantle and black hood;
- Female: saffron yellow underpart, ashy nape and mantle; 

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'.
The species name flammeus has its roots in Latin, meaning 'fiery' or 'flame-coloured' (flamma - 'flame').

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

Rosy minivet (Phường chèo hồng, Pericrocotus roseus)

The rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
The bird is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Traits:
- Black-lored;
- Ashy-naped;

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'.

Scarlet minivet 
(Phường chèo đỏ, Pericrocotus speciosus) 

The scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) is a small passerine bird.

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'.
From speciēs (“appearance”) +‎ -osus (“-ose, -ous, forming adjectives”).
speciōsus good-looking, handsome, beautiful.

Short-billed minivet 
(Phường chèo đỏ mỏ ngắn, Pericrocotus brevirostris)

Traits:
Male: Black and orange-red or red upperpart, orange-red or red underpart, black hood and mantle;
Female: gray and yellow upperpart, yellow underpart, ashy nape and mantle;

The short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. 
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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'.

Small minivet 
(Phường chèo nhỏ, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)

The small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) is a small passerine bird. 
The bird is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia.

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'.
cinnamomeus Latin for cinnamon-coloured.