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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pnoepygidae |
| Genus: | Pnoepyga |
| Species: | P. formosana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pnoepyga formosana Ingram, 1909 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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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.
- BirdLife International (2012). "Pnoepyga formosana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Handbook of the Birds of the World, dl. 12, 2007.
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