Rufous-breasted Accentor (Prunella strophiata) [XC100924]
by Frank Lambert from Sela Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, India (call)
Rufous-breasted Accentor (Prunella strophiata) [XC115445]
by Mike Nelson from Forest below Takstang Monastery, Paro, Bhutan (call)
Subspecies
Apparently no close affinities within genus.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
jerdoni (Brooks, WE, 1872) - Eastern Afghanistan and western Himalayas (from Kumaon east to western Nepal).
strophiata (Blyth, 1843) - Eastern Himalayas (eastern from central Nepal), central China (eastern Qinghai, Gansu and south-western Shaanxi south to south-eastern Xizang, northern Yunnan and western Sichuan) and northern Myanmar.