About the Pygmy Cupwing
The pygmy cupwing or pygmy wren-babbler, is a species of bird in the Pnoepyga wren-babblers family, Pnoepygidae. It is found in southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to the Lesser Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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What the Pygmy Cupwing sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Taiwan, Bangladesh.
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Taiwan CupwingPnoepyga formosanaThe bird is 8 to 9 cm long.
Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventerThe scaly-breasted cupwing is a very small babbler with almost no tail, around 9 cm long and weighing between 19 and 23 g.
Nepal CupwingPnoepyga immaculataThe Nepal cupwing is small, measuring 8.5cm—10cm in length, and is brownish-olive in colouration.
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