Japanese Accentor (Prunella rubida)

Other Names (World)
Japanese Accentor, Japanese Hedge-sparrow

Family
Prunellidae (Accentors)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1848)

Habitat
Temperate forest, shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Japan, Russia (Asian).

Breeds Sakhalin, southern Kuril Is and Japan (south to Shikoku).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Japanese Accentor (Prunella rubida) [XC155660]
by Frank Lambert from Asahidake Ski LIft, top, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan (song)

Japanese Accentor (Prunella rubida) [XC155659]
by Andrew Spencer from Asahidake Ski LIft, top, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Dunnock (Prunella modularis) and Maroon-backed Accentor (Prunella immaculata). Northern populations described as subspecies fervida, but variation considered insufficient to warrant recognition of geographical subspecies. Birds in extreme northern (Sakhalin) possibly a distinct subspecies. Further study is needed.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rubida (Temminck & Schlegel, 1848) - Japan.
fervida Sharpe, 1883 - Honshu (Japan). Winters to Kyushu.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Japanese Accentor (Prunella rubida) - 10 files

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