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Brown accentor

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Brown accentor
at Upper Sumdo, Ladakh, India
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Prunellidae
Genus: Prunella
Species:
P. fulvescens
Binomial name
Prunella fulvescens
(Severtsov, 1873)

The brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens) is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Their natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. They breed between 3,300–5,100 meters of altitude.[2] They prefer drier habitats than other accentors.[3][4]

Description

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They can be identified by their white supercilium (broader behind the eye), blackish-brown mask, blackish-brown ear-coverts, yellowish breast, and yellowish belly.[2] Males are larger than females.[5]

Mating and Breeding

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They are mostly monogamous, but polyandry has also been recorded.[5] They are territorial during the breeding season, which begins in late May.[5] They lay clutches of 3-4 eggs from late June to late July, which female brown accentors incubate for 12-14 days.[5] Then, males and females feed nestlings for 13-15 days, with females performing the majority of the feeding.[5]

Diet

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Adults eat seeds, fruits, and insects.[5] Nestlings have only been observed eating insects.[5]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Prunella fulvescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718641A132118707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718641A132118707.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Sharma, Puja, and Gunjan Arora. "Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens, a new species for Uttarakhand, and a review of its status in the Himalaya."
  3. ^ Ali, S., & ripley, S. D., 2001. Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka (Flowerpeckers to Buntings). 2nd ed. Delhi: (Sponsored by Bombay Natural History Society.) Oxford University Press [Oxford India Paperbacks.]. Vol. 10 of 10 vols. Pp. 2 ll., pp. i–xviii, 1–250, 1 l., 2 ll.
  4. ^ Rasmussen, P. C., & Anderton, J. C., 2012. Birds of South Asia: the Ripley guide. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. 2 vols. Pp. 1–378; 1–683.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Huang, Ji; Liu, Jinlong; Li, Guopan; Yan, Han; Li, Shaobin (2020-04-02). "Breeding biology and mating system of Brown Accentors Prunella fulvescens on the Tibet Plateau". Bird Study. 67 (2): 232–238. doi:10.1080/00063657.2020.1811201. ISSN 0006-3657.