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Passeriformes / Pnoepygidae / Pnoepyga

Pygmy Cupwing

Pnoepyga pusilla · 小鳞胸鹪鹛

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A species in the family Pnoepygidae, found in southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to the Lesser Sunda Islands. Natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Distribution & Habitat

Found in southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to the Lesser Sunda Islands. Habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pnoepygidae
Genus
Pnoepyga

Vocalizations

Catriona Leven · CC0_1_0
Kalvin Chan · CC_BY_4_0
Ganjar Cahyadi · CC_BY_4_0
Ganjar Cahyadi · CC_BY_4_0
Andrew Lai · CC_BY_4_0
steve b · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (7)

  • Pnoepyga pusilla annamensis

    southern Indochina (Langbian Plateau) and southern Laos (Bolaven Plateau)

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.