(Picture of female. Links. References updated) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | [[Image:Siberian Accentor 1-1z.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|bazanbirds|bazanbirds}}<br />Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang Province, [[South Korea]], February 2010]] | ||
;[[:Category: Prunella|Prunella]] montanella | ;[[:Category: Prunella|Prunella]] montanella | ||
| − | + | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 13-14.5 cm<br /> | + | 13-14.5 cm (5-5¾ in)<br /> |
*Bill: black and finely pointed (brownish-yellow base to lower mandible) | *Bill: black and finely pointed (brownish-yellow base to lower mandible) | ||
*Legs brownish-yellow<br /> | *Legs brownish-yellow<br /> | ||
| Line 11: | Line 12: | ||
*Pale buff chin and throat | *Pale buff chin and throat | ||
*Upperparts reddish-brown, indistinctly streaked | *Upperparts reddish-brown, indistinctly streaked | ||
| + | [[Image:Siberian Accentor fem.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|BIJ|BIJ}}<br />Tian Tong Yuan, Beijing, [[China]], January 2008]] | ||
*Narrow double wing bar | *Narrow double wing bar | ||
*Greyish rump | *Greyish rump | ||
| Line 34: | Line 36: | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists mostly of insects, such as beetles, mayflies, earwigs and bugs. |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | [[Dictionary_P-S#P|Polygynandrous]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
#BWPi | #BWPi | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:59, 9 October 2016
- Prunella montanella
Identification
13-14.5 cm (5-5¾ in)
- Bill: black and finely pointed (brownish-yellow base to lower mandible)
- Legs brownish-yellow
Adult Male
- Dark brownish-black crown
- Broad, pale buff to cream supercilium
- Blackish cheek patch
- Pale buff chin and throat
- Upperparts reddish-brown, indistinctly streaked
- Narrow double wing bar
- Greyish rump
- Buff breast with light blackish streaking
- Reddish streaks on flanks
Female: upperparts less rufous, black markings on breast are less bold
Juvenile: duller and less boldly marked than adult
Similar Species
Slightly smaller than Black-throated Accentor.
Distribution
Europe and Asia:
Eastern Europe: Scandinavia, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Iraq, Turkey
Asia: Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, India, Western Himalayas, Korea
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- P. m. montanella:
- Ural Mountains to Altai, Lake Baikal and Sikhote Alin Mountains
- P. m. badia:
- North-eastern Siberia (lower Lena River to Sea of Okhotsk)
Habitat
Pine forests, mountain river valleys, wetlands, orchard and plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects, such as beetles, mayflies, earwigs and bugs.
Breeding
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BWPi
- Wikipedia
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Siberian Accentor. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Siberian_Accentor
