---
title: "Ryukyu Minivet"
description: "Pericrocotus tegimae — Uccelli. The Ryukyu minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/ryukyu-minivet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ryukyu Minivet

> Pericrocotus tegimae — Uccelli. The Ryukyu minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

- Scientific name: *Pericrocotus tegimae*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1026
- Wikidata: [Q3233109](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3233109)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7851](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7851)

## Names

- en: Ryukyu Minivet
- de: Ryukyumennigvogel
- es: Minivet de Riukiu
- fr: Minivet des Ryu Kyu
- nl: Ryukyumenievogel
- pl: Purpurek japoński

## Countries with the most observations

JP (190), KR (21), CN (16), TW (12), HK (6)

## Summary

The Ryukyu minivet (Pericrocotus tegimae) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
It is endemic to Japan. The species was previously thought to be a subspecies of the ashy minivet. Its specific name is named for the Japanese naturalist Seiichi Tegima.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyu_minivet

## Photo

![Ryukyu Minivet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ryukyu-minivet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/393175111

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ryukyu-minivet?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).