Pnoepyga is a genus / family of cupwings endemic to southern and south eastern Asia. The genus has long been placed in the babbler family Timaliidae. A 2009 study of the DNA of the families Timaliidae and the Old World warblers (Sylviidae) found no support for the placement of the genus in either family, prompting a new monogeneric family, the Pnoepygidae. The cupwings are also known as wren-babblers.
The "wren-babblers" of family
Pnoepygidae (Wren-Babblers) are not closely related to the "wren-babblers" of family
Pellorneidae (Ground-Babblers).
Genus Pnoepyga
Cupwing,_Chinese also
Chinese Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga mutica Found: China
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Haller1962 2)
Unknown
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Cupwing,_Immaculate also
Nepal Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga immaculata Found: India, Nepal
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Haller1962 2)
Pkspks - India
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Cupwing,_Pygmy also
Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla Found: China, Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, Malaysia
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Haller1962 2, 3) Hiyashi Haka 4)
Francesco_Veronesi - Indonesia
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Cupwing,_Scaly-breasted also
Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga albiventer Found: India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam.
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Dibyendu_Ash - India 2)
JM_Garg - India 3)
Francesco_Veronesi - India
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Cupwing,_Taiwan also
Taiwan Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga formosana Found: Taiwan
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Francesco_Veronesi 2)
Sammy_Sam
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Genus Pomatostomus
Babbler,_Chestnut-crowned Pomatostomus ruficeps Found:
Australia
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Pookie Fugglestein 2)
Chris_Tzaros 3)
Brian_McCauley Aviceda - Bowra, SW Queensland, Australia
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Babbler,_Gray-crowned Pomatostomus temporalis Found: Australia
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Aviceda - Queensland 2)
Dave_Curtis 3, 4)
David Cook -
Leeton, NSW, Australia
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Babbler,_Hall's Pomatostomus halli Found: Australia
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1, 2, 3) David Cook - Bowra Station, via Cunnamulla, Queensland
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Babbler,_Papuan Pomatostomus isidorei Found: New Guinea
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1, 2, 3) Katerina_Tvardikova
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Babbler,_White-browed Pomatostomus superciliosus Found: Australia
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1, 2, 3)
David Cook - Benambra National Park, via Holbrook, NSW, Australia 4)
Laurie_Boyle
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The Rail-babbler is the only memeber of family
Eupetidae. It is not certain what the nearest relaives are, perhaps the
rockfowl.
Genus Eupetes - 1 species
Rail-Babbler,_Malaysian Eupetes macrocerus Found: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia
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Francesco Veronesi - Thailand