Pygmy Cupwing

Pnoepyga pusilla

Description

Pnoepyga pusilla has a small body size like a tennis ball. The upper body is dark brown with dense black and white scales on the underside. The lower body is white with thick scales. Very short tail.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

11-15 g

LENGTH

7,5-9 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Pnoepygidae

GENUS

:

Pnoepyga

SPECIES

:

Pnoepyga pusilla

Distribution

Pnoepyga pusilla can be found in lowland forests, mountain forests, and shrubs.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Nepal and Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Pnoepyga pusilla usually walks stealthily through thick shrubs and leaf litter. These birds generally live in small groups.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Pnoepyga pusilla is a bird that eats insects such as ants, spiders, snails, and larvae.

Diet : Carnivore

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population tends to decrease but does not approach the threshold of vulnerability, so it is categorized as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Redlist.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Pnoepyga pusilla on India Biodiversity Portal Article
  2. Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla on the Asian Birds Article
  3. Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla on The IUCN Redlist