Taiwan cupwing

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

Pnoepyga albiventer formosana

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.

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]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pnoepyga formosana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22734538A95089073. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734538A95089073.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World, dl. 12, 2007.