Wildlifeof India
Pygmy Cupwing
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
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Pnoepyga pusilla
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
Range
Southern and eastern Asia from the Himalaya to the Lesser Sunda Islands
The pygmy cupwing, or pygmy wren-babbler, is a bird of the family Pnoepygidae found in southern and eastern Asia from the Himalaya to the Lesser Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant forest bird with a Moderate range of about 74,400 km² and insufficient data on the long-term trend (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Pygmy Cupwing eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Pygmy Cupwing live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
- Where is the Pygmy Cupwing found?
- Southern and eastern Asia from the Himalaya to the Lesser Sunda Islands