Scaly-breasted Cupwing

Pnoepyga albiventer

Least Concern

The Scaly-breasted Cupwing is a tiny, round-bodied forest bird of the Himalayan foothills and adjacent mountains. It creeps through moss, leaf litter, ferny ravines, and dense understory for insects, staying close to the ground and giving high, ringing notes from hidden cover.

Family: Pnoepygidae
Group: Cupwings
Range: Scaly-breasted Cupwing Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Himalayan foothills and adjacent mountains
Population: ≈ 2M–20M

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