Category:Pnoepygidae - BirdForum Opus

Pygmy Cupwing
Photo by Ayuwat J

Family: Pnoepygidae. Cupwings

Description

This family contains several species of Cupwings from southeast Asia. All are very small and almost tailless (only six short tail feathers) and have scaling on underparts and also upperparts. They also occur in two colour morphs and share a thin bill and tiny front claws.
They live in the undergrowth and can be very difficult to see.

Taxonomy

Pnoepygidae is a family in the Order Passeriformes.
It was formerly merged in Timaliidae.

References

1. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
2. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Pnoepygidae. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pnoepygidae