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[[Image:5E4A0384 wv.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|dorostkar|dorostkar}}<br />Fars, [[Iran]], January 2018]]
;Prunella ocularis
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'''Includes Yemen Accentor (= Arabian Accentor)'''
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;[[Category:Prunella]] [[: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]], [[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]], [[Iran]] and [[Yemen]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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Clements recognizes these subspecies[[#References|[1]]]:
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*''P. o. ocularis'': mountains of [[Turkey]], [[Armenia]], northern [[:Category:Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and [[Iran]]
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*''P. o. fagani'': high mountains of [[Yemen]]; winters to southern [[Arabia]]
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==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-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Prunella+ocularis}}
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{{GSearch|"Prunella ocularis" {{!}} "Prunella fagani" {{!}} "Radde's Accentor" {{!}} "Yemen Accentor"  {{!}} "Arabian Accentor" }}
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 2 December 2023

Photo by dorostkar
Fars, Iran, January 2018

Includes Yemen Accentor (= Arabian Accentor)

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, Iran and Yemen.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Clements recognizes these subspecies[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, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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