Cupwings

Scaly-breasted Cupwing

Pnoepyga albiventer

The Scaly-breasted Cupwing (Pnoepyga albiventer) is a 21 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Cupwings

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

21 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in India, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Taiwan.

Where to see it: Mount Victoria (Myanmar); Pelela (Bhutan); 百花岭 (Baihualing [General Area]) (China); Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of Road (Nepal); Yongkhola camp (Bhutan).

Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist