Wildlifeof China
Siberian Accentor
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
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Prunella montanella
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly insects picked off the ground
Habitat
Subarctic deciduous forest and open coniferous woodland, often near water; also mountains and spruce taiga
Range
Breeds in northern Russia from the Urals across Siberia; winters in Korea and eastern China
Clutch size
4–6 glossy deep blue-green eggs
The Siberian accentor is a small migratory passerine that breeds in northern Russia from the Ural Mountains eastward across Siberia and winters in Korea and eastern China, with rare occurrences in western Europe. It has brown upperparts and wings with bright chestnut streaking on the back, a dark brown crown and a long, wide pale yellow supercilium. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It breeds in subarctic deciduous forest and open coniferous woodland, often close to water, and also in mountains and spruce taiga. The nest is an open cup in dense shrub or a tree, in which the female lays four to six glossy deep blue-green eggs that hatch in about ten days. Adults and chicks feed mainly on insects picked off the ground. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Siberian Accentor eat?
- Mainly insects picked off the ground
- What habitat does the Siberian Accentor live in?
- Subarctic deciduous forest and open coniferous woodland, often near water; also mountains and spruce taiga
- Where is the Siberian Accentor found?
- Breeds in northern Russia from the Urals across Siberia; winters in Korea and eastern China
- How many eggs does the Siberian Accentor lay?
- 4–6 glossy deep blue-green eggs