Alpine accentor
Prunella collaris (Scopoli, 1769)
The alpine accentor (Prunella collaris) is a bird in the family Prunellidae and the order Passeriformes, placed among songbirds and other perching birds. It is a small bird with an adult body mass of 38.6 g, up to 43.85 g, and it is an invertivore that forages terrestrially in grassland.
Quick facts about the alpine accentor
The species is partially migratory, has a geographic range of 10.33 million km², and produces 3.5 eggs per clutch with 2 clutches per year. The IUCN Red List assesses the alpine accentor globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- 38.6 g – 43.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 7.67 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the alpine accentor live?
Not recorded
What is 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.
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Is the alpine accentor endangered?
The alpine accentor is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the alpine accentor classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPrunellidae
- genusPrunella
- SpeciesPrunella collaris (Scopoli, 1769)
Synonyms Accentor alpinus, Fringilla gularis, Fringilla sprunglii, Laiscopus collaris, Laiscopus collaris berezowskii, Laiscopus collaris kwenlunensis, Motacilla alpina, Motacilla alpina, Motacilla pyrenaica, Prunella collaris ripponi, Prunella collaris talifuensis, Sturnus collaris, Sturnus moritanicus, Sturnus moritanicus, Sturnus moritanus
Other names and names in other languages (71)
- ALACEnglish
- عصفور الشوك البيArabic
- عصفور الشوك الألبيArabic
- عصفور الشوك الصنوبريArabic
- Rocacero de puertoAragonese
- neverínAsturian
- OipnlerchnBavarian
- Пъстрогуша завирушкаBulgarian
- Gwrac'hig-venezBreton
- CercavoresCatalan
- cercavores alpíCatalan
- pěvuška podhorníCzech
- Llwyd y MynyddWelsh
- Cantor yr AlpauWelsh
- Llwydiaid y MynyddWelsh
- AlpejernspurvDanish
- Alpe-jernspurvDanish
- AlpenbraunelleGerman
- ΧιονοψάλτηςGreek
- AlpoproneloEsperanto
- alpa proneloEsperanto
- Acentor alpinoSpanish
- mägiraatEstonian
- Mendi-tuntunBasque
- صعوه کوهیPersian
- alppirautiainenFinnish
- HeltnarjarntítlingurFaroese
- Accenteur alpinFrench
- Accenteur pégotFrench
- Cantaire AlpshléibheIrish
- Arraneyder AlpaghScottish Gaelic
- Azulenta alpinaGalician
- סתרי צוקיםHebrew
- alpski popićCroatian
- havasi szürkebegyHungarian
- Ալպիական նրբագեղիկArmenian
- UrðartítlaIcelandic
- SordoneItalian
- イワヒバリJapanese
- ალპური ჭვინტაკაGeorgian
- Сұржон содырғыKazakh
- Cұржон содырғыKazakh
- 바위종다리Korean
- AlpenheckestéisserLuxembourgish
- AlpenheckeschlëfferLuxembourgish
- alpinis erškėtžvirblisLithuanian
- Alpu peļkājīteLatvian
- алпско попчеMacedonian
- Тагийн хайруулдайMongolian
- हिमाली लेकचरीNepali
- AlpenheggenmusDutch
- alpejernsporvNorwegian Nynorsk
- PegòtOccitan
- płochacz halnyPolish
- ferreirinha-alpinaPortuguese
- ferreirinha-serranaPortuguese
- Brumăriţă de stâncăRomanian
- Brumăriță de stâncăRomanian
- Альпийская завирушкаRussian
- ÁlparuovdecizášNorthern Sami
- vrchárka červenkaváSlovak
- vrchárka červenkastáSlovak
- planinska pevkaSlovenian
- Planinski popićSerbian
- alpjärnsparvSwedish
- Alp SerçesiTurkish
- Büyük DağbülbülüTurkish
- тинівка альпійськаUkrainian
- 岩鷚Chinese
- 岩鷚〔領岩鷚〕Chinese
- 领岩鹨Chinese
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Relatives of the alpine accentor
Other species in the same genus Prunella.
Dunnock
Prunella modularis
Siberian accentor
Prunella montanella
Black-throated accentor
Prunella atrogularis
Radde's accentor
Prunella ocularis
Brown accentor
Prunella fulvescens
Altai accentor
Prunella himalayana
CompareAlpine accentor vs DunnockAlpine accentor vs Siberian accentorAlpine accentor vs Black-throated accentorAlpine accentor vs Radde's accentor
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the alpine accentor?
The alpine accentor is a bird in the family Prunellidae, grouped with songbirds and other perching birds in the order Passeriformes.
How heavy is the alpine accentor?
An adult Alpine accentor weighs 38.6 g, with values up to 43.85 g reported, which places it in the small size class.
What does the alpine accentor eat?
The alpine accentor is an invertivore, and its trophic level is carnivore.
What habitat does the alpine accentor use?
The alpine accentor lives in grassland and forages on the ground, with a terrestrial lifestyle.
Is the alpine accentor endangered?
No. The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
How long does the alpine accentor live?
The lifespan given for the alpine accentor is 7.7 years.
How many eggs does the alpine accentor lay?
The alpine accentor lays 3.5 eggs per clutch and has 2 clutches per year.
Sources and how to cite this page
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