Accentors (Prunellidae)

Mongolian Accentor (Prunella koslowi) - HBW 10, p. 511

French: Accenteur de Koslov German: Steppenbraunelle Spanish: Acentor Mongol
Other common names: Koslov’s Accentor

Taxonomy: Accentor Koslowi Przevalski, 1887, Alxa Mountains, north China.
Forms a superspecies with P. atrogularis, the two belonging to a species group that also includes P. fulvescens, P. montanella, P. ocularis and P. fagani. Geographical races tenella (described from Uliastaj, in W Mongolia) and pallida (probably from S Altai) proposed, but differences attributed to individual variation. Monotypic.

Distribution: Poorly known. Mountains and semi-deserts of W, C & S Mongolia (including Gobi-Altai) and NC China (Helan Mts and Zhongwei region, in Ningxia).