This was my first encounter ever with one of the cupwings (Pnoepygidae) - a small family of very small, brown and almost tailless birds that only live in mountainous regions in southern and southeast Asia. This is a Pygmy cupwing, only 7.5 to 9 cm long, smaller than the smallest Swedish bird. Just like other woodpeckers, it has such a short tail that it is perceived as completely tailless... Another characteristic is the yellow-orange spots that are reminiscent of scales. The species lives on ants but supplements it with other small insects, spiders and snails. In its movement pattern, it resembles a sitting, tailless rodent as it wedges around on the ground.