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BKP1467- Alpine Accentor (Prunella Collaris)
The Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris) is a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae.
The alpine accentor (Prunella collaris), which ranges from Spain and northwestern Africa to Japan, is at 18 cm (7 inches) long the largest and stoutest of the accentors.
Both sexes are mostly brown with reddish-spotted flanks and a heavily stippled throat.
These birds breed at high elevations; in the Himalayas they have been seen on Mount Everest at nearly 8,000 metres (26,000 feet).
BKP1467- Alpine Accentor (Prunella Collaris)
The Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris) is a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae.
The alpine accentor (Prunella collaris), which ranges from Spain and northwestern Africa to Japan, is at 18 cm (7 inches) long the largest and stoutest of the accentors.
Both sexes are mostly brown with reddish-spotted flanks and a heavily stippled throat.
These birds breed at high elevations; in the Himalayas they have been seen on Mount Everest at nearly 8,000 metres (26,000 feet).