Wildlifeof China
Robin Accentor
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
Photo: (c) Jiao Sun (孙娇), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Prunella rubeculoides
Basic stats
Habitat
Mountains at 3,000–5,500 m
Range
Mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China
Clutch size
About 4 unspeckled blue or green eggs
Size
About 17 cm
The robin accentor is a large accentor, about 17 cm long, with a grey head and neck, brown upperparts streaked black, a uniform reddish-orange throat, a pale buff belly and white-tipped wing coverts. It is non-migratory, native to mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China at about 3,000–5,500 m. (Wikipedia, general species account)
The sexes are similar, with the slender, sharply pointed bill typical of an insect-eating bird. The cup-shaped nest holds about four blue or green unspeckled eggs. The call is a high trill or a repeated 'tszi tszi', and the song is musical. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Robin Accentor live in?
- Mountains at 3,000–5,500 m
- Where is the Robin Accentor found?
- Mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China
- How many eggs does the Robin Accentor lay?
- About 4 unspeckled blue or green eggs
- How big is the Robin Accentor?
- About 17 cm