Altai Accentor

Prunella himalayana

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesGrasslandCup nestSmall · 26 g

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This accentor is a relatively large member of its family, measuring 15-15.5 cm in length. It has a gray head, a white throat framed by black spots, and a chestnut-brown with dark streaks back and mantle. The upperparts are a paler shade of brown. The wings are rusty brown with two distinct white wing bars, and the underside is white with rusty red spots on the breast and flanks.

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When to see the Altai Accentor

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Altai Accentor

Regular range

The map shades 10 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Altai Accentor

The Altai accentor is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. 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.

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