Black-throated Accentor vs Robin Accentor

Black-throated Accentor

Prunella atrogularis

Small19 gShrubland

This is a dunnock-sized bird, 13.5–14 centimetres (5.3–5.5 in) in length. It has a streaked dark brown back, somewhat resembling a house sparrow, but adults have a black crown, face patch and throat, and a white supercilium. The breast is orange, and the belly white with orange stripes. Like other accentors, this species has an insectivore's fine pointed bill. Sexes are similar, but winter birds and juveniles are less contrasted. In particular, the dark throat may be almost absent in young birds. The call is a fine ti-ti-ti, and the song is similar to the dunnock's pleasant twittering.

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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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