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Pygmy Cupwing

Pnoepyga pusilla Hodgson, BH 1845

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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pnoepygidae
Genus:
   Pnoepyga
Scientific:
  Pnoepyga pusilla

Original description

Citation:
  Hodgson, BH 1845

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 13, no.146 p. 25

Protonym:
  [Pnoepyga] pusillus

Type locality:
  Nepal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46217#page/239/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EBDB2EF8903BC301

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EBDB2EF8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EBDB2EF8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562344

Geographic range:

  • Pnoepyga pusilla pusilla: Nepal to Assam, northern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, southwestern China, and northern Thailand
  • Pnoepyga pusilla annamensis: southern Indochina (Langbian Plateau) and southern Laos (Bolaven Plateau)
  • Pnoepyga pusilla harterti: highlands of Malay Peninsula
  • Pnoepyga pusilla lepida: highlands of western Sumatra
  • Pnoepyga pusilla rufa: highlands of Java
  • Pnoepyga pusilla everetti: highlands of Flores (eastern Lesser Sundas)
  • Pnoepyga pusilla timorensis: highlands of Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas)
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pygmy Cupwing
Catalan:
timalí escuat pigmeu
Czech:
timálka bezocasá
Danish:
Lille Skæltimalie
German:
Mooszwergpfeifer
Spanish:
Ratina Pigmea
Spanish (Spain):
Ratina Pigmea
Finnish:
pikkupeukkuli
French:
Microure maillée
Croatian:
patuljasti kusorepac
Italian:
Garrulo scricciolo pigmeo
Japanese (romaji):
takasagomisosazai
Japanese:
タカサゴミソサザイ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis beuodegis plepys
Dutch:
Mospnoepyga
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvergstuttveng
Norwegian:
Dvergstuttvinge
Polish:
skąpoogonek mały
Portuguese:
microúra-pigmeia
Portuguese (Portugal):
ratinho-pigmeu
Russian:
Малая бесхвостка
Slovak:
kancilan myšací
Swedish:
pygmékupvinge
Ukrainian:
мікрур малий
Chinese:
小鳞胸鹪鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
小鷦鶥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Turdinule maillée ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pygmy Wren Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pygmy Wren Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Pygmy Wren-Babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Pygmy Wren-babbler ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Pygmy Cupwing ( Pnoepyga pusilla) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pnoepyga pusilla [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pnoepyga [pusilla or formosana] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: timalí escuat pigmeu
Czech: timálka bezocasá
Danish: Lille Skæltimalie
German: Moosschuppentimalie, Mooszwergpfeifer
English: Lesser Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler, Lesser wren babbler, Pygmy Cupwing, Pygmy scaly-breasted wren babbler, Pygmy Wren Babbler, Pygmy Wren-babbler
English, HBW: Pygmy Cupwing
English (India): Pygmy Cupwing (Pygmy Wren-babbler)
English (IOC): Pygmy Cupwing
English (United States): Pygmy Cupwing
Spanish: Ratina Pigmea
Spanish (Spain): Ratina Pigmea
Spanish (HBW): Pygmy Cupwing
Finnish: pikkupeukkuli, pikkutöpötimali
French: Microure maillée, Pnépyge maillée, Timalie maillée, Turdinule maillée
Croatian: patuljasti kusorepac
Indonesian: Berencet Kerdil, Burung Berencet Kerdil
Italian: Garrulo scricciolo pigmeo
Japanese (romaji): takasago misosazai, takasagomisosazai
Japanese: タカサゴミソサザイ
Japanese (Kanji): 高砂鷦鷯
Scientific: Pnoepyga pusilla, Pnoepyga pusilla pusilla, Pnoepyga] pusillus [sic]
Lithuanian: Mažasis beuodegis plepys
Latvian: mazais tarkšķītis
Malay: Burung Rimba Hujan Kerdil, Burung Rimba Kerdil, Burung Rimba Lompat
Nepali: मुरालि“डे डिकुरेभ्याकुर
Dutch: Mospnoepyga, Mossluiptimalia, Mostsluiptimalia
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergstuttveng
Norwegian: Dvergsmettimal, Dvergstuttvinge
Polish: skąpoogonek mały
Pinyin: xiǎo lín-jiāo-méi, xiǎo lín-xiōng jiāo-méi
Portuguese: microúra-pigmeia
Portuguese (Portugal): ratinho-pigmeu, Tagarela-pigmeu
Russian: Малая бесхвостая тимелия, Малая бесхвостка
Slovak: kancilan myšací
Swedish: Mindre smygtimalia, pygmékupvinge
Thai: นกจู๋เต้นจิ๋ว
Thai (Transliteration): nók cŭu-têen cĭw
Turkish: Küçük civcivkuşu
Ukrainian: мікрур малий, Тимелія-куцохвіст мала
Vietnamese: Chim Khướư đất đuôi cụt Pigmi, Chim Khướư đất đuôi cụt vảy nhỏ, Chim Khướư đất Pigmi, Khướu đất đuôi cụt nhỏ
Chinese: 小鳞胸鹪鹛, 小鳞鹪鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 小鱗胸鷦鶥, 小鱗鷦鶥, 小鷦鶥

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