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Prunella
Sign in to saveThe accentors are a genus of birds in the family Prunellidae, which is endemic to the Old World. This small group of closely related passerines are all in the genus Prunella. All but the dunnock and the Japanese accentor are inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia; these two also occur in lowland areas, as does the Siberian accentor in the far north of Siberia. These birds are not strongly migratory, but they will leave the coldest parts of their range in winter and make altitudinal movements.
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Prunella is a taxon that exists as a genus in two distinct biological contexts. In ornithology, it is a genus of birds within the family Prunellidae, order Passeriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The authority for this classification is Vieillot, 1816, and the status is accepted. The common name for these birds is Accentor.
In botany, Prunella is also a genus within the family Lamiaceae. This plant genus is native to regions including Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, and Assam. General descriptions note its presence in Europe, Northwestern Africa, and Asia.
Records for the plant genus Prunella are held by institutions such as FCF-UANL, INECOL, RSA, CAS, and STDOM. These records originate from countries including Mexico, the United States, China, Brazil, and Austria. The name Prunella is also a homonymous taxon.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPrunellidae
General: In Europe, Northwestern Africa and Asia. Prunella
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- Specimen records
- 588
- With media
- 441
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- FCF-UANL, INECOL, RSA, CAS, STDOM, POM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, China, Brazil, Austria, Germany, Australia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Prunellidae
- Image
- Dunnock crop2.jpg
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- Prunella (bird)
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- Prunella
- topic's main category
- Category:Prunella (bird)
- taxon common name
- Accentor
- homonymous taxon
- Prunella
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The accentors are a genus of birds in the family Prunellidae, which is endemic to the Old World. This small group of closely related passerines are all in the genus Prunella. All but the dunnock and the Japanese accentor are inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia; these two also occur in lowland areas, as does the Siberian accentor in the far north of Siberia. These birds are not strongly migratory, but they will leave the coldest parts of their range in winter and make altitudinal movements.
==Taxonomy and etymology== The genus Prunella was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1816 with the dunnock (Prunella modularis) as the type species. Although the genus is usually used for all the accentors, the alpine accentor and Altai accentor are sometimes separated into the genus Laiscopus.
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