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Alpine accentor vs Dunnock

The alpine accentor is heavier: 38.6 g against 20.2 g for the dunnock, about 91% more.

Alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)
Alpine accentor LCLeast Concern
Photo: Paco Gómez from Castellón, Spain · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Dunnock LCLeast Concern
Photo: Åsa Berndtsson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a alpine accentor and a dunnock?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The alpine accentor is heavier: 38.6 g against 20.2 g for the dunnock, about 91% more.
  • The dunnock is longer-lived: 10.4 years against 7.67 years for the alpine accentor, about 35% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Prunella, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Alpine accentorDunnock
Scientific namePrunella collarisPrunella modularis
FamilyPrunellidaePrunellidae
OrderPasseriformesPasseriformes
Weight38.6 g – 43.9 g20.1 g – 20.7 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan7.67 years10.4 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatgrasslandforest
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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