Robin Accentor

About the Robin Accentor

The robin accentor (Prunella rubeculoides) is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in the mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China, at altitudes between about 3,000 and 5,500 m (9,800 and 18,000 ft). It is a brown bird with a grey head and an orange-red breast. It is common in parts of its range and its conservation status has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being of "least concern".

The robin accentor was described by the English entomologist and ornithologist Frederic Moore in 1854 from a specimen collected in Nepal. He coined the binomial name Accentor rubeculoides. The specific epithet combines the Medieval Latin rubecula for a "robin" and the Ancient Greek -oidēs "resembling". The robin accentor is now placed in the genus Prunella that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816.

There are two subspecies: P. r. muraria Meinertzhagen, R & Meinertzhagen, A, 1926 – west Himalayas P. r. rubeculoides (Moore, F, 1854) – central and east Himalayas to central China The robin accentor is a large accentor, growing to a length of about... Wikipedia →