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Pygmy Cupwing, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam Described as a &quot;tiny tennis ball on chop sticks&quot;. Difficult to photograph even from a hide as they rocket from one place to the other and only freeze for about a second at best. Got lucky with a spray and pray approach.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171762/pygmy_cupwing_lm_ng_vietnam.html" title="Pygmy Cupwing, L&acirc;m Đồng, Vietnam"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/171762_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=7WlwROwZQdOA%2BjW6ukSYvJ5XEGk%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Pygmy Cupwing, L&acirc;m Đồng, Vietnam Described as a &quot;tiny tennis ball on chop sticks&quot;. Difficult to photograph even from a hide as they rocket from one place to the other and only freeze for about a second at best. Got lucky with a spray and pray approach.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171761/pygmy_cupwing_lm_ng_vietnam.html Asia,L&acirc;m Đồng,Pnoepyga pusilla,Pygmy cupwing,Vietnam,Vietnam 2025" /></a></figure> Asia,Lâm Đồng,Pnoepyga pusilla,Pygmy Cupwing,Vietnam,Vietnam 2025 Click/tap to enlarge

Pygmy Cupwing, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam

Described as a "tiny tennis ball on chop sticks". Difficult to photograph even from a hide as they rocket from one place to the other and only freeze for about a second at best. Got lucky with a spray and pray approach.

Pygmy Cupwing, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam Described as a "tiny tennis ball on chop sticks". Difficult to photograph even from a hide as they rocket from one place to the other and only freeze for about a second at best. Got lucky with a spray and pray approach.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171761/pygmy_cupwing_lm_ng_vietnam.html Asia,Lâm Đồng,Pnoepyga pusilla,Pygmy cupwing,Vietnam,Vietnam 2025

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    Christine Young
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    I think I match that physical description as well. Posted 15 min ago

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The Pygmy Cupwing

The pygmy cupwing 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.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Oct 10, 2025. Captured May 19, 2025 07:48.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/160s
  • ISO25600
  • 500mm