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Rufous-breasted accentor

Prunella strophiata (Blyth, 1843)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata) is a species in the family Prunellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18 g to 18.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata)
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rufous-breasted accentor

Weight
18.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rufous-breasted accentor live?

Not recorded

What is the rufous-breasted accentor?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata) is passerine bird in the family Prunellidae, endemic to the Himalayas, descending in the winter to lower-to-middle altitudes. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Tibet, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Its natural habitat is temperate forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Rufous-breasted accentor” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous-breasted_accentor&oldid=1365957258), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the rufous-breasted accentor endangered?

The rufous-breasted accentor is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the rufous-breasted accentor classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPrunellidae
  6. genusPrunella
  7. SpeciesPrunella strophiata (Blyth, 1843)

Synonyms Accentor multistriatus, Accentor strophiatus, Accentor strophiatus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Ръждивогърда завирушкаBulgarian
  • cercavores pintatCatalan
  • pěvuška rezavoprsáCzech
  • llwyd bronwinauWelsh
  • Brunbrystet JernspurvDanish
  • StrichelbraunelleGerman
  • rufbrusta proneloEsperanto
  • Acentor pechirrufoSpanish
  • triipraatEstonian
  • louhikkorautiainenFinnish
  • Accenteur à poitrine rousseFrench
  • Cantaire uchtruaIrish
  • pjegavotrbi popićCroatian
  • vonalkázott szürkebegyHungarian
  • Passera scopaiola pettorossiccioItalian
  • アカチャイワヒバリJapanese
  • rusvakrūtis erškėtžvirblisLithuanian
  • svītrainā peļkājīteLatvian
  • Gestreepte HeggenmusDutch
  • rustbrystjernspurvNorwegian
  • płochacz rdzawobrewyPolish
  • ferreirinha-de-peito-ruivoPortuguese
  • Рыжегрудая завирушкаRussian
  • vrchárka himalájskaSlovak
  • Riđogrudi popićSerbian
  • rostbrynad järnsparvSwedish
  • Kırçıllı DağbülbülüTurkish
  • тинівка рудоброваUkrainian
  • 棕胸岩鷚Chinese
  • 棕胸岩鹨Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the rufous-breasted accentor

Other species in the same genus Prunella.

LC, Least Concern
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

Prunellidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rufous-breasted accentor?

An adult rufous-breasted accentor weighs 18.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rufous-breasted accentor endangered?

The rufous-breasted accentor is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the rufous-breasted accentor?

The rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata) belongs to the family Prunellidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{rufous_breasted_accentor_2026,
  title = {Rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-breasted-accentor},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}