Alpine Accentor
Prunella collaris
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPrunellidae (Accentors)
- GenusPrunella (selfheals)
- SpeciesPrunella collaris (Alpine Accentor)
About the Alpine Accentor
The alpine accentor (Prunella collaris) is a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae, which is native to Eurasia and North Africa. The Alpine accentor was described by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1769. He coined the binomial name Sturnus collaris and specified the type locality as the Carinthia region of southern Austria. The specific epithet is from the Latin collaris "of the neck". This species is now placed in the genus Prunella that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816. The Alpine accentor, along with the Altai accentor is sometimes separated from the other accentors, into the genus Laiscopus.
The word "accentor" is from post-classical Latin and means a person who sings with another. The genus name Prunella is from the German Braunelle, "dunnock", a diminutive of braun, "brown". Nine subspecies are recognised:
P. c. collaris (Scopoli, 1769) — southwest Europe to Slovenia and the Carpathians, northwest Africa P. c. subalpina (Brehm, CL, 1831) — Croatia to Bulgaria and Greece, Crete and southwest Turkey P. c. montana (Hablizl, 1783) — north and east Turkey to the Caucasus and Iran
P. c. rufilata (Severtzov... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Alpine Accentor in Taroko National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 9 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 14 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 18 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 19 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 20 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Alpine Accentor in Taroko National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Alpine Accentor sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 653 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Alpine Accentor in Taroko National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Accentor in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.