Siberian Accentor
Siberian Accentor
Prunella montanella
At a Glance
Accentors make up a family of about a dozen species of small songbirds of Europe and Asia. This one is a rare but regular stray to the islands of western Alaska in fall. A few have been found in western Canada and the northwestern U.S. in fall, winter, and spring, and individuals stayed for entire winters in Idaho and Montana. Usually forages on the ground, creeping or hopping about close to dense thickets.
All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Forests and Woodlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets, Tundra and Boreal Habitats
Behavior
Flitter, Hopping
Range & Identification
Description
5 1/2" (14 cm). A small, thin-billed bird with a strong face pattern. Wide orange-buff eyebrow contrasts with blackish crown and face patch, gray nape. Orange-buff throat fades to paler breast and whitish belly, with dark streaks along sides. Brown upperparts with one narrow white wing-bar.
Size
About the size of a Sparrow
Color
Black, Brown, Gray, Orange, Tan, White, Yellow
Wing Shape
Rounded
Tail Shape
Rounded, Square-tipped
Songs and Calls
Call Type
Chatter, Twitter
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