Rufous-breasted accentor

Rufous-breasted accentor
From Lungthu (~11,000 ft) in Sikkim, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Prunellidae
Genus: Prunella
Species: P. strophiata
Binomial name
Prunella strophiata
(Blyth, 1843)
Eggs of Prunella strophiata MHNT

The rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata) is a species of bird in the Prunellidae family, endemic to the Himalayas, descending in the winter to lower-to-middle altitudes. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Tibet, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

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