Pnoepyga pusilla
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The pygmy cupwing (Pnoepyga pusilla) or pygmy wren-babbler, is a species of bird in the Pnoepyga wren-babblers family, Pnoepygidae. It is found in southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to the Lesser Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Wren-Babbler sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 554 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Wren-Babbler in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February and April–May, the lowest months. Those are among Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pygmy Wren-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Pygmy Wren-Babbler sightings, Namdapha National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 40%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Pygmy Wren-Babbler that you can see in Namdapha National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul (about 70%), Streaked Spiderhunter (about 60%) and Bronzed Drongo (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pygmy Wren-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (554 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
