Brown accentor | |
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at Upper Sumdo, Ladakh, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Prunellidae |
Genus: | Prunella |
Species: | P. fulvescens
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Binomial name | |
Prunella fulvescens (
Severtsov, 1873)
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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-type shrubby vegetation. They breed between 3,300–5,100 meters of altitude. [2] They prefer drier habitats than other accentors. [3] [4]
They can be identified by their white supercilium (broader behind the eye), blackish-brown mask, blackish-brown ear-coverts, yellowish breast, and yellowish belly. [2] Males are larger than females. [5]
They are mostly monogamous, but polyandry has also been recorded. [5] They are territorial during the breeding season, which begins in late May. [5] They lay clutches of 3-4 eggs from late June to late July, which female brown accentors incubate for 12-14 days. [5] Then, males and females feed nestlings for 13-15 days, with females performing the majority of the feeding. [5]
Adults eat seeds, fruits, and insects. [5] Nestlings have only been observed eating insects. [5]
Brown accentor | |
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at Upper Sumdo, Ladakh, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Prunellidae |
Genus: | Prunella |
Species: | P. fulvescens
|
Binomial name | |
Prunella fulvescens (
Severtsov, 1873)
|
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-type shrubby vegetation. They breed between 3,300–5,100 meters of altitude. [2] They prefer drier habitats than other accentors. [3] [4]
They can be identified by their white supercilium (broader behind the eye), blackish-brown mask, blackish-brown ear-coverts, yellowish breast, and yellowish belly. [2] Males are larger than females. [5]
They are mostly monogamous, but polyandry has also been recorded. [5] They are territorial during the breeding season, which begins in late May. [5] They lay clutches of 3-4 eggs from late June to late July, which female brown accentors incubate for 12-14 days. [5] Then, males and females feed nestlings for 13-15 days, with females performing the majority of the feeding. [5]
Adults eat seeds, fruits, and insects. [5] Nestlings have only been observed eating insects. [5]