Brown accentor
Prunella fulvescens (Severtzov, 1873)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens) is a species in the family Prunellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.7 g to 18.9 g.
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Quick facts about the brown accentor
- Weight
- 18.9 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrubland
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Migration
- Partial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the brown accentor live?
Not recorded
Is the brown accentor endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the brown accentor classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPrunellidae
- genusPrunella
- SpeciesPrunella fulvescens (Severtzov, 1873)
Synonyms Accentor fulvescens, Accentor fulvescens pallidus, Prunella fluvescens, Prunella fulvescens hissarica, Prunella fulvescens karlykensis, Prunella fulvescens nadiae, Prunella fulvescens tibetana
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Светла завирушкаBulgarian
- Gwrac'hig kazugelBreton
- cercavores bruCatalan
- pěvuška hnědaváCzech
- llwyd brownWelsh
- Brun JernspurvDanish
- FahlbraunelleGerman
- bruna proneloEsperanto
- Acentor pardoSpanish
- kiviraatEstonian
- صعوه قهوهایPersian
- rakkarautiainenFinnish
- Accenteur brunFrench
- Cantaire donnIrish
- smeđi popićCroatian
- fakó szürkebegyHungarian
- Passera scopaiola brunaItalian
- ウスヤマヒバリJapanese
- КӀыкъырфагъуэKabardian
- Боз содырғыKazakh
- blyškusis erškėtžvirblisLithuanian
- blāvā peļkājīteLatvian
- गाजले लेकचरीNepali
- Bruine HeggenmusDutch
- hvitbrynjernspurvNorwegian
- płochacz płowyPolish
- ferreirinha-pardaPortuguese
- Бледная завирушкаRussian
- vrchárka žltkaváSlovak
- Mrki popićSerbian
- brun järnsparvSwedish
- Kahverengi DağbülbülüTurkish
- тинівка блідаUkrainian
- 褐岩鷚Chinese
- paljakkarautiainenFinnish
- 褐岩鹨Chinese
Relatives of the brown accentor
Other species in the same genus Prunella.

Dunnock
Prunella modularis

Alpine accentor
Prunella collaris
Siberian accentor
Prunella montanella
Black-throated accentor
Prunella atrogularis
Radde's accentor
Prunella ocularis
Altai accentor
Prunella himalayana
CompareBrown accentor vs DunnockBrown accentor vs Alpine accentorBrown accentor vs Siberian accentorBrown accentor vs Black-throated accentor
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown accentor?
An adult brown accentor weighs 18.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the brown accentor?
The brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens) belongs to the family Prunellidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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