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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''. Harrison used the group name dunnock for all of the species, not just ''Prunella modularis'' (thus e.g. Japanese dunnock for ''P. rubida'' ... [...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 terrestrial biome, covering 25% of the world's forest area, only behind the boreal forest, which covers about 3 .... References External linksImages at ADW maroon-backed accentor Birds of Bhutan Birds of China maroon-backed accentor Taxa named by Brian Houghton Hodgson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Passeroidea-stub ... [...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 bird migration, 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 Pinophyta, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozlov's Accentor
Kozlov's accentor (''Prunella koslowi'') or the Mongolian accentor, is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Mongolia and northern China. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the Russian explorer Pyotr Kozlov Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov (; 3 October 1863 in Dukhovshchina – 26 September 1935 in Peterhof) was a Russian and Soviet traveller and explorer who continued the studies of Nikolai Przhevalsky in Mongolia and Tibet. Biography Although prepar .... The name ''Tharrhaleus pallidus'' Menzbier, 1887 was published just months after the scientific name to which this species is now recognized: ''Accentor Koslowi'' Przewalski; therefore, it is a synonym of it.''The Ibis,'' 1887, pp. 290--299, plate IX References External links Xeno-canto: audio recordings of Kozlov's accentor Kozlov's accentor Birds of Mongolia Birds of North China Kozlov's accentor Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Passeroidea-stub ... [...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 Pierre Vieillot in 1816. The species is monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp .... References External links Xeno-canto: audio recordings of Radde's accentor Radde's accentor Birds of Azerbaijan Birds of West Asia Radde's accentor Radde's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Accentor
The brown accentor (''Prunella fulvescens'') is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Their natural habitat is Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub, Mediterranean-type shrubland, shrubby vegetation. They breed between 3,300–5,100 meters of altitude.Sharma, Puja, and Gunjan Arora. "Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens, a new species for Uttarakhand, and a review of its status in the Himalaya." They prefer drier habitats than other accentors. Description They can be identified by their white supercilium (broader behind the eye), blackish-brown mask, blackish-brown Covert feather, ear-coverts, yellowish breast, and yellowish belly. Males are larger than females. Mating and Breeding They are mostly monogamous, but polyandry has also been recorded. They are territorial during the breeding season, which begins in late May. They lay clutch ... [...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 species description, 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 (bird), Prunella'' that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot, Louis Vieillot in 1816. Two subspecies are recognised: * ''P. s. jerdoni'' (William Edwin Brooks, Brooks, WE, 1872) – east Afghanistan and west Himalayas * ''P. s. strophiata'' (Edward Blyth, Blyth, 1843) – central and ea ... [...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 Pierre Vieillot in 1816. There are two subspecies: * ''P. r. muraria'' Meinertzhagen, R & Meinertzhagen ... [...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 Austrian 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 Pierre 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 Eu ... [...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 Pierre 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''. Description This accentor is a relatively large member of its family, measuring 15-15.5 cm in length. It has a gray head, a white throat framed by black spots, and a chestnut-brown with dark streaks back and mantle. The upperparts are a paler shade of brown. The wings are rusty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Accentor
The Japanese accentor (''Prunella rubida'') is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Japan and Sakhalin. 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 terrestrial biome, covering 25% of the world's forest area, only behind the boreal forest, which covers about 3 .... References Japanese accentor Birds of Japan Japanese accentor Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Passeroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of birds.Ericson, P.G.P. et al. (2003Evolution, biogeography, and patterns of diversification in passerine birds ''J. Avian Biol'', 34:3–15.Selvatti, A.P. et al. (2015"A Paleogene origin for crown passerines and the diversification of the Oscines in the New World" ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 88:1–15. Passerines are divided into three suborders: New Zealand wrens; Suboscines, primarily found in North and South America; and songbirds. Passerines originated in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
