Hardly surprising, as the species (and indeed the genus) doesn't occur (except as 'mega' vagrants) in any English-speaking country outside of the British Isles!Tim Allwood said:I try to think in latin binomials as much as possible these days as using 'English' names when abroad is a recipe for confusion. Not too many people are familiar with Dunnock, believe it or not.
Yes, in many cases, - but Prunella is not one of them. There are no English speakers in the rest of the range of the genus.Decisions made about 'British' birds impact in other regions