Alpine Accentor

It is a bird of bare mountain areas with some low vegetation. It builds a neat nest low in a bush or rock crevice, laying 3-5 unspotted sky-blue eggs.

The Alpine Accentor is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris, is a small passerine bird found throughout the mountains of southern temperate Europe and Asia at heights above 2000 m. It is mainly resident, wintering more widely at lower latitudes, but some birds wander as rare vagrants as far as Great Britain. It is a bird of bare mountain areas with some low vegetation. It builds a neat nest low in a bush or rock crevice, laying 3-5 unspotted sky-blue eggs. More

high altitude, the alpine accentor is rather unafraid to approach humans for food. Its song is a high-pitched warbling, sometimes given in flight. FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET Forages on the ground for insects, spiders, and other invertebrates. Feeds on seeds and fruits during the winter. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY Builds a cup-shaped nest of moss, grass stalks, and fine roots in holes and rocky clefts on the ground. Lays a clutch of four to five eggs. More

The alpine accentor (Prunella collaris), which ranges from Spain and northwestern Africa to Japan, is at 18 cm (7 inches) long the largest and stoutest of the accentors. Both sexes are mostly brown with reddish-spotted flanks and a heavily stippled throat. In courtship the male warbles a rippling larklike call from a station near the... More

The Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris, is a small more...0 points The Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris, is a small passerine bird found throughout the mountains of southern temperate Europe and Asia at heights above ...0 points 3 Vote UpVote Down accentor - Encyclopaedia Britannica accentor: any of the 12 species of the bird genus more... More

The alpine accentor breeds in Spain above 1800m. in rocks, damp meadows and also around ski stations. Moves down in altitude in winter to rocky sierras. Resident. Less than 20,000 pairs though common in ideal habitat in Pyrenees and Cordillera Cant More

* Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris * Altai Accentor, Prunella himalayana * Robin Accentor, Prunella rubeculoides * Rufous-breasted Accentor, Prunella strophiata * Siberian Accentor, Prunella montanella * Brown Accentor, Prunella fulvescens * Radde's Accentor, Prunella ocularis More

Aspects of the topic alpine accentor are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * description (in accentor (bird)) The alpine accentor (Prunella collaris), which ranges from Spain and northwestern Africa to Japan, is at 18 cm (7 inches) long the largest and stoutest of the accentors. Both sexes are mostly brown with reddish-spotted flanks and a heavily stippled throat. More

Alpine Accentor (adult) Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Aves Order:Passeriformes Family:Prunellidae Genus:Prunella Species:collaris Binomial name Prunella collaris (Scopoli, 1769) The Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris, is a small passerine bird found throughout the mountains of southern temperate Europe and Asia at heights above 2000m. It is mainly resident, wintering more widely at lower latitudes, but some birds wander as rare vagrants as far as Great Britain. More

The Alpine Accentor is beside the Water Pipit, the Wallcreeper and the Snow Finch one of the few songbirds that can be found at higher altitudes. Alpine Accentors inhabit areas above 1800 m asl. This bird has been recorded in the alps as high as 3000 m asl (Bezzel 1995). In contrast to the Water Pipit the Alpine Accentor is a resident bird. But it does shift to lower altitudes if conditions get too rough. In Germany the Alpine Accentor can only be seen in Bavaria. More

The Alpine Accentors have just returned to the high mountains of Tirol (Austrian Alps) and are really singing beautifully. I found this individual in the ski resort town of Kühtai (Sellraintal), just southwest of Innsbruck in Tirol, Austria. They are normally rather shy and tend to avoid human settlements during spring and summer, but this accentor was having a merry time singing from the terraces of the local hotels. More

of the Algarve Alpine Accentor Appreciation Society (AAAAS - pronounced "ARSE"). More

Alpine Accentor lives in alpine-belt of mountains of South-Eastern and probably Eastern Kazakhstan. The detailed distribution in Kazakhstan please see in the chapter "Races". Prunella collaris Scopoli, 1769 Alpine Accentor Races: Prunella collaris rufilata Severtzov, 1879 Prunella collaris erythropygia Swinhoe, 1870 Synonyms - Laiscopus collaris Scop. Accentor alpinus Gm. More

The Alpine Accentor is a small (18 cm) bird with a short, straight, fairly thin bill, a grey head and breast, and flanks heavily mottled bright chestnut. Sexes are alike. Alpine Accentors breed in mountain ranges, from alpine meadows above the tree-line up to the snow-line. In winter they may be found at lower elevations in rocky and scrubby habitats. Their diet consists mainly of insects, some spiders, earthworms and other invertebrates and, especially in fall and winter, various plant seeds. More

Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris), Corton Churchyard, 13/05/2000 The only previous accepted record for Suffolk was of a sight record in March 1823 in Oulton, but there has always been a bit of doubt about it. More details of this record are given below. A later sight record, on 21st September 1894, of one feeding on groynes under Gorleston Pier is no longer considered acceptable. More

The Formosan alpine accentor, which is also known as the "mountain sparrow," has an average body length of 12-18cm and dark plumage similar in coloring to the rocky cliffs found throughout Taiwan's mountainous regions. Behavior: Formosan alpine accentors have a monotone voice when moving or searching for food, but a more mellow voice during their mating season. More

The Alpine Accentor known as Prunella collaris, is a small bird found throughout the mountains Europe and Asia. These cool bird t-shirts and mugs make the perfect gift idea for any bird lover or avian watcher. Alpine Accentor Crewneck Sweatshirt See all 3 colors | $27.99 The Alpine Accentor known as Prunella collaris, is a small bird found throughout the mountains Europe and Asia. These cool bird t-shirts and mugs make the perfect gift idea for any bird lover or avian watcher. More

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