Prunella fulvescens
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens) is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Their natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. They breed between 3,300 and 5,100 meters of altitude. They prefer drier habitats than other accentors.
They can be identified by their white supercilium (broader behind the eye), blackish-brown mask, blackish-brown ear-coverts, yellowish breast, and yellowish belly. Males are larger than females. Brown accentors are mostly monogamous, but polyandry has also been recorded. They are territorial during the breeding season, which begins in late May. The females lay clutches of 3-4 eggs from late June to late July, which they incubate for 12-14 days. Then, males and females feed nestlings for 13-15 days, with females performing the majority of the feeding.
Adults eat seeds, fruits, and insects. Nestlings have only been observed eating insects. This species is classified as Least Concern due to its extensive range, stable population trend, and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishkek | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Accentor sighting in Bishkek on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 66 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Accentor in Bishkek on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Accentor sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Bishkek, in our data
Bishkek is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brown Accentor sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Brown Accentor that you can see in Bishkek (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Eurasian Blackbird (over 90%), Great Tit (over 90%) and Eurasian Magpie (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Accentor is recorded against all the birds logged in Bishkek (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
