Prunella strophiata
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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. The rufous-breasted accentor was described by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1843 from a specimen collected in Nepal. He coined the binomial name Accentor strophiatus. The specific epithet strophiatus/strophiata is from Latin strophium "breast-band". The rufous-breasted accentor is now placed in the genus Prunella that was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816.
Two subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-breasted Accentor sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-breasted Accentor in Langtang National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, June–August and December, the lowest months. That is one of Langtang National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 390 mm in July.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-breasted Accentor sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Rufous-breasted Accentor sightings, Langtang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 10%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, under 5%).
Same genus: Prunella
The closest relatives of the Rufous-breasted Accentor that you can see in Langtang National Park (genus Prunella, selfheals) are Alpine Accentor (about 10%) and Himalayan Accentor (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-breasted Accentor is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (109 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
