Alpine Accentor vs Robin Accentor

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Small39 gGrassland

This is a robin-sized bird at 15–17.5 cm (5.9–6.9 in) in length, slightly larger than its relative, the dunnock. It has a streaked brown back, somewhat resembling a house sparrow, but adults have an all-grey head and red-brown spotting on the underparts. It has an insectivore's fine pointed bill. Sexes are similar, although the male may be contrasted in appearance. Young birds have browner heads and underparts.

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Recorded by Sonothèque ADVL · Flight call · Carolles, Manche, Normandie, France · CC0

Photo: Riccardo Riva · CC BY 4.0

Robin Accentor

Prunella rubeculoides

Small24 gShrubland

The robin accentor is a large accentor, growing to a length of about 17 cm (7 in). The sexes are similar in appearance and have the slender, sharply-pointed beak typical of an insect-eating bird. The head and neck are grey while the other upper parts are brown, streaked with black. The throat is a uniform shade of reddish-orange and the belly pale buff. The wing coverts have white tips. The call is a high trill, or a repeated "tszi tszi". The song is musical and has been rendered as "si-tsi-si-tsi-tsu-tsitsi".

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Photo: (c) Johannes S., some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Johannes S. · cc-by

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