It was formerly considered a subspecies of the scarlet minivet. The small minivet will form small flocks. The scarlet minivet ("Pericrocotus speciosus") is a small passerine bird. The scarlet minivet is long with a strong dark beak and long wings. The rosy minivet ("Pericrocotus roseus") is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. The fiery minivet ("Pericrocotus igneus") is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. This minivet catches insects in trees by flycatching or while perched. The long-tailed minivet ("Pericrocotus ethologus") is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. The short-billed minivet ("Pericrocotus brevirostris") is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. The orange minivet ("Pericrocotus flammeus") is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some minivet species are brightly coloured. This minivet occurs in groups and also joins mixed-species foraging flocks. "Minivet" was named after the minivet, a type of cuckoo shrike of Asiatic origin. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia.