Accentors (Prunellidae)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis) - HBW 10, p. 512
French: Accenteur mouchet
German: Heckenbraunelle
Spanish: Acentor Común
Other common names: Hedgesparrow, Dykie, European Dunnock, Hedge Accentor
Taxonomy: Motacilla modularis Linnaeus, 1758, Europe = Sweden.
Forms a superspecies with P. rubida and P. immaculata. Eight subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hebridium Meinertzhagen, 1934 - Hebridean Is (W Scotland) and Ireland.
- occidentalis (Hartert, 1910) - Britain (except Hebrides) and W France.
- modularis (Linnaeus, 1758) - breeds N & C Europe E to Urals, S to Alps and Romania.
- hebridium Meinertzhagen, 1934 - Hebridean Is (W Scotland) and Ireland.
- occidentalis (Hartert, 1910) - Britain (except Hebrides) and W France.
- modularis (Linnaeus, 1758) - breeds N & C Europe E to Urals, S to Alps and Romania.
- mabbotti Harper, 1919 - breeds SC France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece.
- meinertzhageni Harrison & Pateff, 1937 - breeds S former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.
- fuscata Mauersberger, 1971 - mountains of S Crimea.
- euxina Watson, 1961 - breeds N & NW Turkey.
- obscura (Hablizl, 1783) - breeds Caucasus region, NE Turkey and N Iran.
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Different individuals drinking ( note that the beak is not completely black in winter ) Locality Montserrat Mountain Natural Park, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Ferran Vaquero 5 January 2012 1 year ago 29 sec 4.7 -
A couple with four chicks. Locality Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Christian Wiesmann 15 May 2011 1 year ago 1 min 34 sec 4.7 -
Two views of a bird in a pine tree Locality Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2011 43 weeks ago 42 sec 4.6 -
A bird sitting on the barrier and singing. Locality Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 29 March 2009 3 years ago 32 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of an adult Locality Forêt de Fontainebleau, France (ssp modularis)
Julien Rochefort 9 May 2007 5 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
a bird in its 1st calander-year foraging Locality De Glind, Barneveld, Gelderland Province, Netherlands
Wout van den Brink 17 November 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 4.3
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Adult
Locality Luxembourg Province, Belgium
Paul Cools 7 February 2006 25 weeks ago 4.1 -
Prunella modularis
Locality Sierra de Gredos, Spain
juan 2 October 2010 2 years ago 4.1 -
1CY perched.
Locality Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp mabbotti)
Fran Trabalon 23 August 2012 36 weeks ago 4.1 -
Dunnock (previously known as a house sparrow)
Locality Gower Peninsula, Swansea County, Wales, Great Britain
Richard Smart 9 June 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Singing in Spring.
Locality Lincolnshire, England, Great Britain (ssp occidentalis)
David Lingard 14 March 2008 1 year ago 4 -
One of the winter visitors in this area perched on a branch
Locality Montserrat Mountain Natural Park, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Josep Batlle 1 January 2012 1 year ago 4
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Typic song; in a wooded cliff (1700m) Locality Charmant Som, Chartreuse Mountains, Rhône-Alpes, France
jacques Prevost 29 June 2009 49 weeks ago 4 -
Alarm and contact calls Locality Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp occidentalis)
Stuart Fisher 3 years ago 4 -
Song Locality London, England, Great Britain
(ssp occidentalis)
Stuart Fisher 28 March 2009 4 years ago 3.3 -
Song of a male Locality Antwerp Province, Belgium
Laurent Demongin 15 April 2010 2 years ago 3 -
Trilled call Locality London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 3 years ago 2
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