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What the Brown Accentor sounds like
ID tip
They can be identified by their white supercilium (broader behind the eye), blackish-brown mask, blackish-brown ear-coverts, yellowish breast, and yellowish belly. Males are larger than females.
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When to see the Brown Accentor
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brown Accentor
The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Bhutan.
About the Brown Accentor
The brown accentor 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.
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Easily confused with
Robin AccentorPrunella rubeculoidesThe robin accentor is a large accentor, growing to a length of about 17 cm (7 in).
Black-throated AccentorPrunella atrogularisThis is a dunnock-sized bird, 13.5–14 centimetres (5.3–5.5 in) in length.
Siberian AccentorPrunella montanellaThe Siberian accentor is on average 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) long and weighs 17.5 grams (0.62 oz).
Side by side: Brown Accentor vs Siberian Accentor · Brown Accentor vs Robin Accentor · Black-throated Accentor vs Brown Accentor
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