Siberian accentor

This is a Dunnock-sized bird, 13-14.5 cm in length. It has a streaked reddish-brown back, but adults have a brownish-black crown, dark cheeks, and a buff supercilium. The entire underside is yellowish rusty-buff. Like other accentors, this species has an insectivore's fine pointed bill.

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

Siberian Accentor, Prunella montanella, now seen annually in the fall at Gambell. Siberian Accentor is a member of a small family, Prunellidae, with only Siberian Accentor being represented from North America. There are only 13 species in this Eurasian Family. A good likeness of Siberian Accentor can be seen on page 368 of National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition. Paul also reports that Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are trickling through. More

The Siberian Accentor, Prunella montanella, is a small passerine bird which breeds in northern Siberia on both sides of the Urals. It is migratory, wintering in southeast Asia. It is a rare vagrant in western Europe. This is a Dunnock-sized bird, 13-14.5 cm in length. It has a streaked reddish-brown back, but adults have a brownish-black crown, dark cheeks, and a buff supercilium. The entire underside is yellowish rusty-buff. Like other accentors, this species has an insectivore's fine pointed bill. More

The Siberian Accentor has a large range, estimated globally at 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 square kilometers. Native to Asia and North America and vagrant to Europe, this bird prefers forest or shrubland ecosystems. The global population of this bird has not been precisely determined but does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. For this reason, the current evaluation status of the Siberian Accentor is Least Concern. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Siberian Accentor is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

does the Siberian Accentor in the far north of Siberia. This genus is not strongly migratory, but they will leave the coldest parts of their range in winter, and make altitudinal movements. These are small, fairly drab species superficially similar, but unrelated to, sparrows. However, accentors have thin sharp bills, reflecting their diet of insects in summer, augmented with seeds and berries in winter. They build neat cup nests and lay about 4 unspotted green or blue eggs. Both sexes incubate. More

Siberian Accentor (Prunella montanella) in Hailey, Idaho." Paul went on to remind me how rare this bird was. There are only 10 records of the bird in North America. Seven of the records come from remote areas of Alaska, two from British Columbia, and one from Washington. I knew it was a great bird to see, especially since Paul and another close birding friend (Ken Hollinga) and I traveled over much of the continent in search of birds. So I got excited. More

Siberian Accentors – 2 at Gambell, 1 at Pribilofs (about 25 NA records) Red-flanked Bluetail – 1 at Pribilofs Dusky Warbler – 3 at Gambell (now about 20 NA records) Willow Warbler - 3 at Gambell (bringing the total to 4 NA records, all from Gambell) Yellow-browed Warbler – 1 at Pribilofs (now 4 NA records, the other three from Gambell in he last few years) Olive-backed Pipit – 1 at Pribilofs Pechora Pipit – 2 at Gambell More

does the Siberian Accentor in the far north of Siberia. This genus is not strongly migratory, but they will leave the coldest parts of their range in winter, and make altitudinal movements. Related Topics: Bird - Palearctic - Passerine - Migratory ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ These are small, fairly drab species superficially similar, but unrelated to, sparrows. More

Siberian Accentor, Park County, Montana, 30 miles south of Livingston December 5, 2003 © Andrew Spencer The third record in the US south of Alaska, this bird has been hanging out in the area since the 21st. Light was poor when I saw it, but I still got great looks at the bird. More

Siberian Accentors can be common. On the southern island of Jeju milder conditions allow White's and Pale Thrushes, Olive-backed Pipits, and Red-flanked Bluetails to overwinter along with Korea's only regular winter Black-faced Spoonbills, and several thousand Mandarin Duck. More

* Siberian Accentor in Idaho! - New Officers Announced at January Dinner Robin Tuck, long-time leader and organizer of the Utah County Birders, announced new leadership at the January meeting/banquet, held at the Golden Corral in Orem: Executive Committee President Past-President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer Matt DeVries Robin Tuck Merrill Webb Beulah Hinckley Robin More

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