Scarlet minivet: Indian minivet
This female bird was collected in Vietnam in 1928 by Willoughby P Lowe. Whilst she is yellowish-green in colour, the male of this species has black head and, shoulders with striking orange-red wing, belly and tail feathers.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 60/1928/5
- Category
- Natural History
- Collection Class
- Birds
- Collection Area Region
- South-East Asia
- Collector Excavator
- Lowe, Mr Willoughby P
- Common Name
- scarlet minivet: Indian minivet
- Simple Name
- bird
- Period Classification
- Inter War (1918-1939); Modern (1900-)
