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Prunellidae - accentors

Alpine AccentorThere are 13 species of birds in this family. Most species are found in mountainous regions of Europe, Africa, and Asia. They are small birds, 5-7 inches in length, and have thin, pointed bills; short, rounded wings; and squared, medium-sized tails. Most species are brown to gray in color and look like sparrows. They move with a hopping or shuffling sideways gait and are sometimes called shufflewings!

World Status Key
Least Concern Least Concern Near Threatened Near Threatened Vulnerable Vulnerable
Endangered Endangered Critically Endangered Critically Endangered
extinct in the wild Extinct in the Wild extinct Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in US Threatened in New Hampshire Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in US Endangered in NH Endangered in NH breeds in nh Breeds in NH Introduced Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

  New Hampshire Species

 

 North/Central American Species

None
  Siberian Accentor - Prunella montanella Least Concern

Other Species Around the World

Africa Africa Asia Asia Australia Australia/Oceania Europe Europe North America North America South America South America New Hampshire Species NH

Black-throated Accentor - Prunella atrogularis Least Concern Asia
Alpine Accentor - Prunella collaris Least Concern Africa Asia Europe
Yemen Accentor - Prunella fagani Near Threatened Asia
Brown Accentor - Prunella fulvescens Least Concern Asia
Rufous-streaked Accentor - Prunella himalayana Least Concern Asia
Maroon-backed Accentor - Prunella immaculata Least Concern Asia
Mongolian Accentor - Prunella koslowi Least Concern Asia


  Hedge Accentor - Prunella modularis Least Concern Africa Asia Europe
Siberian Accentor - Prunella montanella Least Concern Asia North America
Radde's Accentor - Prunella ocularis Least Concern Asia
Robin Accentor - Prunella rubeculoides Least Concern Asia
Japanese Accentor - Prunella rubida Least Concern Asia
Rufous-breasted Accentor - Prunella strophiata Least Concern Asia