The smallest of the minivets, the small minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus), it has a strong dark beak and long wings and catches insects in trees by flycatching or while perched. The male differs from most other common minivets by having grey, not glossy black, upperparts and head, and orange underparts, fading to yellow on the belly, orange tail edges, rump and wing patches. The female is grey above, with yellow underparts (including the face), tail edges, rump and wing patches. It is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia.
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