{{Short description|Species of bird}} {{Speciesbox | name = Brown accentor | image = Brown Accentor (Prunella fulvescens) (15709212937).jpg | image_caption = Brown Accentor, Pakistan | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Prunella fulvescens'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T22718641A132118707 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718641A132118707.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Prunella | species = fulvescens | authority = (Severtsov, 1873) | synonyms = }}
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. alt=|thumb|Brown Accentor at Upper Sumdo, Ladakh, India Their natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. They breed between 3,300 and 5,100 meters of altitude.<ref name=":0">Sharma, Puja, and Gunjan Arora. "Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens, a new species for Uttarakhand, and a review of its status in the Himalaya."</ref> They prefer drier habitats than other accentors.<ref>Ali, S., & ripley, S. D., 2001. Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka (Flowerpeckers to Buntings). 2nd ed. Delhi: (Sponsored by Bombay Natural History Society.) Oxford University Press [Oxford India Paperbacks.]. Vol. 10 of 10 vols. Pp. 2 ll., pp. i–xviii, 1–250, 1 l., 2 ll.</ref><ref>Rasmussen, P. C., & Anderton, J. C., 2012. Birds of South Asia: the Ripley guide. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. 2 vols. Pp. 1–378; 1–683.</ref>
== Description == They can be identified by their white supercilium (broader behind the eye), blackish-brown mask, blackish-brown ear-coverts, yellowish breast, and yellowish belly.<ref name=":0" /> Males are larger than females.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Huang |first=Ji |last2=Liu |first2=Jinlong |last3=Li |first3=Guopan |last4=Yan |first4=Han |last5=Li |first5=Shaobin |date=2020-04-02 |title=Breeding biology and mating system of Brown Accentors ''Prunella fulvescens'' on the Tibet Plateau |journal=Bird Study |volume=67 |issue=2 |pages=232–238 |doi=10.1080/00063657.2020.1811201 |issn=0006-3657}}</ref>
== Mating and Breeding == Brown accentors are mostly monogamous, but polyandry has also been recorded.<ref name=":1" /> They are territorial during the breeding season, which begins in late May.<ref name=":1" /> The females lay clutches of 3-4 eggs from late June to late July, which they incubate for 12-14 days.<ref name=":1" /> Then, males and females feed nestlings for 13-15 days, with females performing the majority of the feeding.<ref name=":1" />
== Diet == Adults eat seeds, fruits, and insects.<ref name=":1" /> Nestlings have only been observed eating insects.<ref name=":1" />
== Status == This species is classified as Least Concern due to its extensive range, stable population trend, and a population size that is not believed to approach threatened levels.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" />
The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common in Central Asia, locally common in winter in Pakistan, locally common in northern India, and common in north-western Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BirdLife International |title=Brown Accentor (''Prunella fulvescens'') |url=https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/brown-accentor-prunella-fulvescens/text |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=BirdLife International datazone}}</ref>
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