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Brown Accentor
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Brown Accentor

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Brown Accentor

Prunella fulvescens

The brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens) is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Their natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. They breed between 3,300 and 5,100 meters of altitude. They prefer drier habitats than other accentors.

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From the article Brown accentor on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section

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Description

They can be identified by their white supercilium (broader behind the eye), blackish-brown mask, blackish-brown ear-coverts, yellowish breast, and yellowish belly. Males are larger than females.

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What it does

Adults eat seeds, fruits, and insects. Nestlings have only been observed eating insects.

Wikipedia: “Diet”

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13994.