cupwing

English

Scaly-breasted cupwing (Pnoepyga albiventer)

Etymology

From cup +‎ wing.

Noun

cupwing (plural cupwings)

1. Any of various birds of the genus Pnoepyga.

   Synonym: wren-babbler

   • 2016, Handbook of Bird Biology, volume cupwings, page 55:

     Cupwings, also known as pygmy wren‐babblers, are very small songbirds found in Southeast Asia. Occupying the dense forest understory, cupwings generally have dark brown plumage and a very short tail.

   • 2022, Susan Myers, The Bird Name Book, page 96:

     The five species of cupwings in the Pnoepygidae are found in Asia, from the Himalayas through China and Taiwan, and south to Timor.