Pygmy Cupwing
Pnoepyga pusillaHodgson, BH, 1845
English (US) Pygmy Cupwing
The Pygmy Cupwing (Pnoepyga pusilla) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pnoepygidae (Cupwings) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pnoepyga pusilla
- Family
- Pnoepygidae (Cupwings)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pygmy Cupwing
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Pnoepyga pusilla pusilla
- Pnoepyga pusilla annamensis
- Pnoepyga pusilla harterti
- Pnoepyga pusilla lepida
- Pnoepyga pusilla rufa
- Pnoepyga pusilla everetti
- Pnoepyga pusilla timorensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Pnoepyga] pusillus
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1845
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.13, no.146 p.25
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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