Taiwan cupwing

The Taiwan cupwing or Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana) is a species of passerine bird in the family Pnoepygidae. The species is endemic to the island of Taiwan. It was treated for a long time as a subspecies of the scaly-breasted cupwing.

Taiwan cupwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pnoepygidae
Genus: Pnoepyga
Species:
P. formosana
Binomial name
Pnoepyga formosana
Ingram, 1909
Synonyms

Pnoepyga albiventer formosana

Description

The bird is 8 to 9 cm long. The bird seems to be tailless, is olive brown from above and the plumage has the pattern of fish scales on the chest. The Taiwan wren-babbler is very similar to the scaly-breasted cupwing, with pale colored scales on an almost black surface. The wings and legs are shorter and the bird is more reddish-brown in color.[2]

References
  • Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pnoepyga formosana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World, dl. 12, 2007.


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