Accentors (Prunellidae) - HBW 10
Brown Accentor (Prunella fulvescens)
French: Accenteur brun
German: Fahlbraunelle
Spanish: Acentor Pardo
Other common names: Pale Accentor
Taxonomy: Accentor fulvescens Severtsov, 1873, Turkestan.
Forms a species group with P. montanella, P. koslowi, P. atrogularis, P. ocularis and P. fagani; last two formerly treated as races of present species or as forming a superspecies with it. Racial differentiation complicated owing to individual variation (partly age-related, also influenced by plumage wear) and occurrence of intermediates. Described race sushkini (from extreme S Xizang, in China) synonymized with khamensis. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dahurica (Taczanowski, 1874) - E Kazakhstan (Tarbagatay), SC Russia (Altai and Sayan Mts E to Transbaikalia), Mongolia (except W & SW) and NE China (NW Manchuria).
- mongolica Sushkin, 1925 - W & SW Mongolia (Achit Nur, Gobi-Altai) and N China (W Nei Mongol, N Ningxia).
- fulvescens (Severtsov, 1873) - SE Kazakhstan and W China (E to E Xinjiang and NE Xizang) S to C Afghanistan, and W Himalayas (E to extreme N India).
- dahurica (Taczanowski, 1874) - E Kazakhstan (Tarbagatay), SC Russia (Altai and Sayan Mts E to Transbaikalia), Mongolia (except W & SW) and NE China (NW Manchuria).
- mongolica Sushkin, 1925 - W & SW Mongolia (Achit Nur, Gobi-Altai) and N China (W Nei Mongol, N Ningxia).
- fulvescens (Severtsov, 1873) - SE Kazakhstan and W China (E to E Xinjiang and NE Xizang) S to C Afghanistan, and W Himalayas (E to extreme N India).
- dresseri Hartert, 1910 - W China (S Xinjiang and Qaidam Basin S to Kunlun Mts).
- nanschanica Sushkin, 1925 - C China (NE Qinghai and SW Gansu S to S Sichuan).
- khamensis Sushkin, 1925 - S fringe of Tibetan Plateau in SW China (S & SE Xizang, E to Qamdo region) and adjacent N Nepal and N Sikkim.
- Least Concern
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A bird walking on the ground Langtang Village, Langtang National Park, Nepal (ssp khamensis)
John Gregory 1998 2 years ago 10 sec 3.6
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adult Bolshoe Almatinskoe Lake, Ile Alatau National Park, Tian Shan, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
AurélienAudevard 6 June 2007 11 weeks ago 4.5 -
adult Bolshoe Almatinskoe Lake, Ile Alatau National Park, Tian Shan, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
AurélienAudevard 6 June 2007 11 weeks ago 4 -
Brown Accentor, adult feeding in mountain valley, lateral view. Hemis National Park, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Mark Andrews 6 November 2009 18 weeks ago 3.3 -
Brown Accentor, drinking, frontal view, Indus River. Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Mark Andrews 27 October 2009 18 weeks ago 2.5
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