Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides Scientific name definitions
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Bulgarian | Червеногърда завирушка |
Catalan | pardal de bardissa pit-roig |
Chinese (SIM) | 鸲岩鹨 |
Danish | Rødbrystet Jernspurv |
Dutch | Roodborstheggenmus |
English | Robin Accentor |
English (United States) | Robin Accentor |
French | Accenteur rougegorge |
French (France) | Accenteur rougegorge |
German | Rostbrustbraunelle |
Japanese | ムネアカイワヒバリ |
Norwegian | tibetjernspurv |
Polish | płochacz rudopierśny |
Russian | Зарянковая завирушка |
Serbian | Crvenogrudi popić |
Slovak | vrchárka hrdzavoprsá |
Spanish | Acentor Petirrojo |
Spanish (Spain) | Acentor petirrojo |
Swedish | rödbröstad järnsparv |
Turkish | Kızıl Gerdanlı Dağbülbülü |
Ukrainian | Тинівка рудовола |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman revised the Systematics page, and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy.
Prunella rubeculoides (Moore, 1854)
Definitions
- PRUNELLA
- rubeculoides
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Field Identification
16–17 cm; 23 g. Has gray head and throat and brown upperparts with dark streaking on mantle and back; wings and tail grayish-brown, with two pale wingbars; breast and breast side rufous, belly and vent cream-colored, with rufous-brown streaks on lower flanks; iris reddish-brown; bill dark gray to blackish; legs dull red-brown . Sexes alike. Juvenile has dark streaks on head and neck, buff breast with dark streaks, diffusely streaked flanks.
Systematics History
Geographical variation slight; proposed subspecies muraria (described from northwestern Kashmir) is recognized following Rasmussen and Anderton (1), while beicki (from northern Gansu, in north-central China) is considered a synonym of nominate fusca (as in 2). Some authorities (e.g., 3) consider morphological variation too slight to recognize any subspecies, and treat Prunella rubeculoides as monotypic.
Subspecies
Prunella rubeculoides muraria Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Himalayas of northern Pakistan to Uttarakhand (India; 4).
Prunella rubeculoides muraria Meinertzhagen & Meinertzhagen, 1926
Definitions
- PRUNELLA
- rubeculoides
- muraria / murarius
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Prunella rubeculoides rubeculoides Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Himalayas of Nepal, Sikkim (India), and southeastern Tibet.
Prunella rubeculoides rubeculoides (Moore, 1854)
Definitions
- PRUNELLA
- rubeculoides
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Prunella rubeculoides fusca Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Eastern Tibet east to Xinjiang, northeastern Qinghai, northern Gansu, and western Sichuan.
Prunella rubeculoides fusca Mayr, 1927
Definitions
- PRUNELLA
- rubeculoides
- fusca
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Distribution
Himalayas (from eastern Gilgit and Baltistan east to Bhutan and southern and southeastern Tibet east to northeastern Qinghai, northern Gansu, and western Sichuan.
Habitat
Breeds in damp, boggy areas of scrub, particularly willow (Salix), and tussock grasses, often adjacent to lakes and streams in valley bottoms; usually at 3,500–5,500 m, but down to 3,000 m in places (Suru Valley, in Ladakh). In winter, still found to 5,000 m but also at lower elevations, down to 2,700 m in Ladakh and, in India, to 2,500 m (Sikkim) and even as low as 1,000 m (Himachal Pradesh). Preference for bare, stony, and rocky habitats in winter, when frequently found near human habitation.
Movement
Resident; some post-breeding movement to lower elevations, details unknown.
Diet and Foraging
Small seeds and invertebrates, perhaps including small crustaceans; seeds predominate in winter. Forages on ground, usually in open grassy places ; commonly in small flocks in winter months.
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Short sweet song , described as “si-tsi-si-tsi-tsu-tsitsi,” may accompany collective display by males; usual call a metallic trill.
Breeding
Season May–August; double-brooded. No information on mating system or parental roles in breeding; collective display involving fluttering flight by several males. Nest a bulky cup of grass and moss, lined with fur, hair, or feathers, usually sited on ground among clumps of sedge, occasionally in hollow in bank or in low vegetation bordering stream. Clutch 3–5 eggs; chicks fed by both adults; no information on incubation and fledging periods.
Conservation Status
Not globally threatened. Fairly common in suitable habitat through much of range. No estimates of numbers available. Local in Pakistan, common only on Deosai Plateau; uncommon in Bhutan. Locally rather uncommon in China.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding