cupwing
English
Etymology
cup + wing
Noun
cupwing (plural cupwings)
- 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.