Accentors (Prunellidae)
Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)
French: Accenteur alpin German: Alpenbraunelle Spanish: Acentor Alpino
Other common names: Collared/Rock Accentor
Taxonomy:
Sturnus collaris Scopoli, 1769, Kärnten, south Austria.
Most closely related to, and forming a species group with, P. himalayana; the two are sometimes placed in a separate genus, Laiscopus, because of larger size and distinct plumage differences in comparison with current congeners. Birds from Corsica, described as race tschusii, considered inseparable from nominate. Nine subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- collaris (Scopoli, 1769) - mountains from SW Europe E to Slovenia and Carpathians, and NW Africa (Moroccan Atlas).
- subalpina (C. L. Brehm, 1831) - SE Europe (Croatia E to Bulgaria, S to Greece, including Crete) and SW Turkey.
- montana (Hablizl, 1783) - N & E Turkey and Caucasus S to Iran and E to Turkmeniya.
- collaris (Scopoli, 1769) - mountains from SW Europe E to Slovenia and Carpathians, and NW Africa (Moroccan Atlas).
- subalpina (C. L. Brehm, 1831) - SE Europe (Croatia E to Bulgaria, S to Greece, including Crete) and SW Turkey.
- montana (Hablizl, 1783) - N & E Turkey and Caucasus S to Iran and E to Turkmeniya.
- rufilata (Severtsov, 1879) - from Kyrgyzstan E along Tien Shan, and from NE Afghanistan and extreme N Pakistan E along Pamirs to W China (Kunlun Mts).
- erythropygia (Swinhoe, 1870) - from Altai Mts E to SE Russia, S to N & E Mongolia and NE China; also Japan (C Honshu).
- whymperi (Stuart Baker, 1915) - W Himalayas (Ladakh E to Kumaon).
- tibetana (Bianchi, 1904) - E Tibetan Plateau (S from Nan Shan, E to Gansu).
- nipalensis (Blyth, 1843) - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, SC China (SE Xizang, SW Sichuan, N Yunnan) and N Myanmar.
- fennelli Deignan, 1964 - Taiwan.
- Least Concern
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Two birds feeding on the ground Andújar, Jaén, Andalucia, Spain
Javier Ortas 12 February 2009 44 weeks ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A bird sit, in flight and calling Huesca, Aragón, Spain (collaris)
CarlosNaza 12 November 2008 1 year ago 10 sec 4.3 -
A close-up of a bird.A bird feeding on the ground Andújar, Jaén, Andalucia, Spain
Javier Ortas 12 February 2009 44 weeks ago 30 sec 4 -
A close view of a bird foraging Laurebina Pass, Langtang National Park, Nepal (nipalensis)
John Gregory 1998 1 year ago 28 sec 3.6 -
A bird in its breeding habitat, at 2100 meters above sea level Picos de Europa, León, Castile and Leon, Spain (collaris)
Jorge Falagán Fern... 28 June 2006 3 years ago 38 sec 3.6 -
A bird feeding on the ground Andújar, Jaén, Andalucia, Spain
Javier Ortas 12 February 2009 44 weeks ago 31 sec 3.5
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standing and feeding on the ground Kangding County, Sichuan, China (Northern)
Zhouhuaming 7 March 2009 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Prunella collaris Sierra Nevada, Granada, Andalucia, Spain
Conrado Requena Az... 30 April 2006 6 weeks ago 4 -
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A bird looking for meal. Picos de Europa National Park, Picos de Europa, Cantabria, Spain (collaris)
José M. Formentí 28 November 2009 10 weeks ago 4 -
walking in the grass Les Baux de Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (collaris)
Georges Olioso 3 January 2007 38 weeks ago 4 -
A bird on a wood perch. Tirol State, Austria
Franck Renard 15 December 2008 51 weeks ago 4 -
Taken at about 2,600 meters above sea level Tateyama National Park, Toyama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
kawasemi 10 August 2004 29 weeks ago 2.5
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