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Accentor
The accentors are a genus of birds in the family Prunellidae, which is endemic to the Old World. This small group of closely related passerines are all in the genus ''Prunella''. All but the dunnock and the Japanese accentor are inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia; these two also occur in lowland areas, as does the Siberian accentor in the far north of Siberia. These birds are not strongly migratory, but they will leave the coldest parts of their range in winter and make altitudinal movements. Taxonomy and etymology The genus ''Prunella'' was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816 with the dunnock (''Prunella modularis'') as the type species. Although the genus is usually used for all the accentors, the alpine accentor and Altai accentor are sometimes separated into the genus ''Laiscopus''.HBW Volume 10, page 496. Harrison used the group name dunnock for all of the species, not just ''Prunella modularis'' (thus e.g. Japanese dunnoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siberian Accentor
The Siberian accentor (''Prunella montanella'') is a small passerine bird that breeds in northern Russia from the Ural Mountains eastwards across Siberia. It is migratory, wintering in Korea and eastern China, with rare occurrences in western Europe and northwestern North America. Its typical breeding habitat is subarctic deciduous forests and open coniferous woodland, often close to water, although it also occurs in mountains and spruce taiga. It inhabits bushes and shrubs in winter, frequently near streams, but may also be found in dry grassland and woods. The Siberian accentor has brown upperparts and wings, with bright chestnut streaking on its back and a greyish-brown rump and tail. The head has a dark brown crown and a long, wide pale yellow supercilium ("eyebrow"). All plumages are quite similar. The nest is an open cup in dense shrub or a tree into which the female lays four to six glossy deep blue-green eggs that hatch in about ten days. Adults and chicks feed mainly on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunellidae
The accentors are a genus of birds in the family Prunellidae, which is endemic to the Old World. This small group of closely related passerines are all in the genus ''Prunella''. All but the dunnock and the Japanese accentor are inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia; these two also occur in lowland areas, as does the Siberian accentor in the far north of Siberia. These birds are not strongly migratory, but they will leave the coldest parts of their range in winter and make altitudinal movements. Taxonomy and etymology The genus ''Prunella'' was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816 with the dunnock (''Prunella modularis'') as the type species. Although the genus is usually used for all the accentors, the alpine accentor and Altai accentor are sometimes separated into the genus ''Laiscopus''.HBW Volume 10, page 496. Harrison used the group name dunnock for all of the species, not just ''Prunella modularis'' (thus e.g. Japanese dunnoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Accentor
The robin accentor (''Prunella rubeculoides'') is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in the mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China, at altitudes between about . It is a brown bird with a grey head and an orange-red breast. It is common in parts of its range and its conservation status has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being of "least concern". Taxonomy The robin accentor was described by the English entomologist and ornithologist Frederic Moore in 1854 from a specimen collected in Nepal. He coined the binomial name ''Accentor rubeculoides''. The specific epithet combines the Medieval Latin ''rubecula'' for a "robin" and the Ancient Greek ''-oidēs'' "resembling". The robin accentor is now placed in the genus '' Prunella'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816. There are two subspecies: * ''P. r. muraria'' Meinertzhagen, R & Meinertzhagen, A, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Accentor
The alpine accentor (''Prunella collaris'') is a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae, which is native to Eurasia and North Africa. Taxonomy The Alpine accentor was described by the Austria naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1769. He coined the binomial name ''Sturnus collaris'' and specified the type locality as the Carinthia region of southern Austria. The specific epithet is from the Latin ''collaris'' "of the neck". This species is now placed in the genus '' Prunella'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816. The Alpine accentor, along with the Altai accentor is sometimes separated from the other accentors, into the genus ''Laiscopus''. The word "accentor" is from post-classical Latin and means a person who sings with another. The genus name ''Prunella'' is from the German ''Braunelle'', "dunnock", a diminutive of ''braun'', "brown". Nine subspecies are recognised: * ''P. c. collaris'' (Scopoli, 1769) — southwest Europe to Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Accentor
The alpine accentor (''Prunella collaris'') is a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae, which is native to Eurasia and North Africa. Taxonomy The Alpine accentor was described by the Austria naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1769. He coined the binomial name ''Sturnus collaris'' and specified the type locality as the Carinthia region of southern Austria. The specific epithet is from the Latin ''collaris'' "of the neck". This species is now placed in the genus '' Prunella'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816. The Alpine accentor, along with the Altai accentor is sometimes separated from the other accentors, into the genus ''Laiscopus''. The word "accentor" is from post-classical Latin and means a person who sings with another. The genus name ''Prunella'' is from the German ''Braunelle'', "dunnock", a diminutive of ''braun'', "brown". Nine subspecies are recognised: * ''P. c. collaris'' (Scopoli, 1769) — southwest Europe to Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altai Accentor
The Altai accentor (''Prunella himalayana'') is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is also known as the rufous-streaked accentor or Himalayan accentor. It breeds in the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia; it winters in the southern Tian Shan and Himalayan ranges. Taxonomy The Altai accentor was described by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1842 and given the binomial name ''Accentor himalayanus''. The Altai accentor is now placed in the genus '' Prunella'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816. The species is monotypic. This species, along with the alpine accentor, is sometimes separated from the other accentors into the genus ''Laiscopus''.HBW volume 10, page 496 Gallery File:Altai accentor sitting.jpg, Altai accentor in Pangot File:Altai accentor flock.jpg, Flock of Altai accentor in flight. From Pangot, Uttarakhand, India File:Altai Accentor Gnathang Valley Sikkim 28.04.2019.jpg, highly camouflaged when on ground at Gnat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-breasted Accentor
The rufous-breasted accentor (''Prunella strophiata'') is passerine bird in the family Prunellidae, endemic to the Himalayas, descending in the winter to lower-to-middle altitudes. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Tibet, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is temperate forest. Taxonomy The rufous-breasted accentor was described by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843 from a specimen collected in Nepal. He coined the binomial name ''Accentor strophiatus''. The specific epithet ''strophiatus/strophiata'' is from Latin ''strophium'' "breast-band". The rufous-breasted accentor is now placed in the genus '' Prunella'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816. Two subspecies are recognised: * ''P. s. jerdoni'' ( Brooks, WE, 1872) – east Afghanistan and west Himalayas * ''P. s. strophiata'' ( Blyth, 1843) – central and east Himalayas to central China and north Myanmar References External links Xeno-canto: aud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunnock
The dunnock (''Prunella modularis'') is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asian Russia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family; most other accentors are limited to mountain habitats. Other common names of the dunnock include: hedge accentor, hedge sparrow or hedge warbler. Taxonomy The dunnock was described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae''. He coined the binomial name of ''Motacilla modularis''. The specific epithet is from the Latin ''modularis'' "modulating" or "singing". This species is now placed in the genus '' Prunella'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816. The name "dunnock" comes from the English ''dun'' (dingy brown, dark-coloured) and the diminutive ''ock'', and "accentor" is from post-classical Latin and means a person who sings with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunnock
The dunnock (''Prunella modularis'') is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asian Russia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family; most other accentors are limited to mountain habitats. Other common names of the dunnock include: hedge accentor, hedge sparrow or hedge warbler. Taxonomy The dunnock was described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his ''Systema Naturae''. He coined the binomial name of ''Motacilla modularis''. The specific epithet is from the Latin ''modularis'' "modulating" or "singing". This species is now placed in the genus '' Prunella'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816. The name "dunnock" comes from the English ''dun'' (dingy brown, dark-coloured) and the diminutive ''ock'', and "accentor" is from post-classical Latin and means a person who sings with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radde's Accentor
Radde's accentor (''Prunella ocularis'') is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in mountainous parts of Yemen and northern Southwest Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. Taxonomy Radde's accentor was described by the German naturalist Gustav Radde in 1884 from a specimen collected in the Talysh Mountains near the Azerbaijan-Iran border. He coined the binomial name ''Accentor ocularis''. It is now placed in the genus '' Prunella'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816. The species is monotypic. References External links Xeno-canto: audio recordings of Radde's accentor Radde's accentor Birds of Azerbaijan Birds of Western Asia Radde's accentor Radde's accentor Radde's accentor (''Prunella ocularis'') is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in mountainous parts of Yemen and northern Southwest Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. Taxonomy Radde's accentor was describ . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-throated Accentor
The black-throated accentor (''Prunella atrogularis'') is a small passerine bird found in the Ural, Tian Shan and Altai Mountains. It is migratory, wintering in Afghanistan and neighboring countries. It is a rare vagrant in western Europe. The black-throated accentor builds a neat nest low in spruce thickets, laying 3-5 unspotted blue eggs. It winters in scrub or cultivation. This is a dunnock-sized bird, in length. It has a streaked dark brown back, somewhat resembling a house sparrow, but adults have a black crown, face patch and throat, and a white supercilium. The breast is orange, and the belly white with orange stripes. Like other accentors, this species has an insectivore's fine pointed bill. Sexes are similar, but winter birds and juveniles are less contrasted. In particular, the dark throat may be almost absent in young birds. The call is a fine ''ti-ti-ti'', and the song is similar to the dunnock's pleasant twittering. References black-throated accentor Bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon-backed Accentor
The maroon-backed accentor (''Prunella immaculata'') is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate forest A temperate forest is a forest found between the tropical and boreal regions, located in the temperate zone. It is the second largest biome on our planet, covering 25% of the world's forest area, only behind the boreal forest, which covers abou .... References External linksImages at ADW maroon-backed accentor Birds of Bhutan Birds of China maroon-backed accentor Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Passeroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
