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Altai accentor

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Altai accentor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Prunellidae
Genus:
Prunella
Species:
P. himalayana
Binomial name
Prunella himalayana
(Blyth, 1842)
Synonyms

Laiscopus himalayanus

Taken at Gnathang, Sikkim, India

The Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana) is a species of bird in the Prunellidae family. It is also known as the rufous-streaked accentor or Himalayan accentor. It breeds in the Altai Mountains of western mongolia; it winters in the southern Tian Shan and Himalayan ranges.

Taxonomy

Painting by John Gould.

This species, along with the alpine accentor, is sometimes separated from the other accentors, into the genus Laiscopus.[2]

  • Altai accentor in Pangot
    Altai accentor in Pangot
  • Flock of Altai accentor in flight. From Pangot, Uttarakhand, India
    Flock of Altai accentor in flight. From Pangot, Uttarakhand, India

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ HBW volume 10, page 496


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