Japanese Accentor - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by john_wright
Mount Gokahara, Nagasaki, Japan, February 2011

Prunella rubida

Distribution

Asia: found in Japan, summer visitor to Sakhalin Is. and Kuril Is., reported from Korea.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. r. rubida:

• Southern Kuril Islands, Shikoku and Hokkaido

• P. r. fervida:

• Honshu (Japan); winters to Kyushu

P. r. fervida is not recognised by all authorities^[2]

Habitat

Mixed deciduous and coniferous forests. Stays near the tree line in summer, moves to mid-elevations in winter.

References

1. 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/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Japanese Accentor. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Japanese_Accentor

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