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;[[:Category: Prunella|Prunella]] ocularis
 
;[[:Category: Prunella|Prunella]] ocularis
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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15·5 cm (6 in)
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*Blackish-brown crown and ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]]
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*White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
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*Grey hindneck
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*Olive-green mantle and back with black streaking
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
It is found in [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[:Category:Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[India]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Pakistan]], [[Russia]], [[Syria]], and [[Turkey]].
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They are found in the mountains of [[Turkey]], [[Armenia]], northern [[:Category:Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and [[Iran]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Temperate grassland
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Temperate grassland. Breeding in rocky pastures with scattered berberis.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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There is not a lot known. They forage on the ground for insects and seeds.
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====Breeding====
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Their nest is a cup constructed from twigs, leaves and stems. There is not much more information available.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Prunella+ocularis}}
 
{{GSearch|Prunella+ocularis}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Prunella]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Prunella]]

Revision as of 00:29, 7 January 2018

Photo by dorostkar
Fars, Iran, January 2018
Prunella ocularis

Identification

15·5 cm (6 in)

  • Blackish-brown crown and ear-coverts
  • White supercilium
  • Grey hindneck
  • Olive-green mantle and back with black streaking

Distribution

They are found in the mountains of Turkey, Armenia, northern Georgia and Iran.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Temperate grassland. Breeding in rocky pastures with scattered berberis.

Behaviour

Diet

There is not a lot known. They forage on the ground for insects and seeds.

Breeding

Their nest is a cup constructed from twigs, leaves and stems. There is not much more information available.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)

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External Links

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