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China

Prunella fulvescens

Distribution

Asia: found in Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 6 subspecies:

• P. f. fulvescens:

• Tien Shan Mountains to Afghanistan and Pakistan

• P. f. dahurica:

• Altai Mountains to Mongolia

• P. f. dresseri:

• Mountains of western China (south-western Xinjiang to western Gansu and northern Tibet)

• P. f. nanschanica:

• Montane forests of western China on Qinghai/Gansu border

• P. f. khamensis:

• Mountains of western China (Xinjiang to southern Qinghai, Gansu and north-eastern Tibet)

• P. f. sushkini:

• Treeline mountain slopes of southern Tibet

Habitat

Shrubland.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Brown Accentor. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Accentor

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