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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPrunellidae
  6. genusPrunella
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brown accentor

Other species in the same genus Prunella.

LC, Least Concern
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

Prunellidae

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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-accentor

MLA

“Brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-accentor.

BibTeX
@misc{brown_accentor_2026,
  title = {Brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-accentor},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}