Prunella strophiata
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-breasted Accentor sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 316th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-breasted Accentor in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Rufous-breasted Accentor sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 20%) and Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Rufous-breasted Accentor that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Scarlet Minivet (about 60%), Streaked Spiderhunter (about 60%) and Bronzed Drongo (about 60%), 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 Royal Manas National Park (13 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.
