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 4 weeks ago 29 sec 4.7 -
A couple with four chicks. Locality Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Christian Wiesmann 15 May 2011 4 weeks ago 1 min 34 sec 4.6 -
A close-up of an adult Locality Forêt de Fontainebleau, France (ssp modularis)
Julien Rochefort 9 May 2007 4 years ago 29 sec 4.5 -
A bird sitting on the barrier and singing. Locality Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 29 March 2009 1 year ago 32 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 1 year ago 23 sec 4.2 -
A bird resting on a branch Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp modularis)
Jean Hupperetz 30 April 2006 5 years ago 29 sec 4.1
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Prunella modularis
Locality Sierra de Gredos, Spain
juan 2 October 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
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 5 weeks ago 4 -
Juvenile seeking food in the grass
Locality Cheshire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 13 May 2011 39 weeks ago 4 -
Prunella modularis
Locality Sierra de Gredos, Spain
Conrado Requena Aznar 8 August 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Juvenile feeding on the ground
Locality Landes, Aquitanie, France
Nicole Bouglouan 23 July 2005 47 weeks ago 3.9 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand
Nick Talbot 19 August 2011 20 weeks ago 3.8
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Alarm and contact calls Locality Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp occidentalis)
Stuart Fisher 2 years ago 4 -
Song Locality London, England, Great Britain
(ssp occidentalis)
Stuart Fisher 28 March 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
Song of a male Locality Antwerp Province, Belgium
Laurent Demongin 15 April 2010 1 year ago 3 -
Trilled call Locality London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 years ago 2
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