
Kozlov's Accentor
Prunella koslowi (Przevalski, 1887)
≈14 cmLength18 gWeight
It inhabits deserts and semi-deserts, often foraging among sand rice and sand wormwood.
Busiest months: June · Most records: Mongolia, China
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Kozlov's Accentor has been recorded at 7 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Yolyn Am, Umnugobi, MNMongolia122 records
- Khovd Bird Ringing Station, Khovd, MNMongolia36 records
- ToudaoshaziChina9 records
More places
- Khar Chuluut Valley, Jargalant Mountain, Mankhan, Khovd, MNMongolia3 records
- Boon Tsagan NuurMongolia3 records
- Khongorin ElsMongolia1 record
- Orog NuulMongolia1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
Kozlov's accentor (Prunella koslowi) or the Mongolian accentor, is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Mongolia and northern China.
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Questions
How big is the Kozlov's Accentor?
The Kozlov's Accentor is about ≈14 cm long and weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Kozlov's Accentor live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: western, central Mongolia and Ningxia and western Inner Mongolia (north-central China). It is most often recorded in Mongolia and China.
When is the best time to see the Kozlov's Accentor?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in June (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Kozlov's Accentor endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Kozlov's Accentor as Least Concern.
What does the Kozlov's Accentor eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Kozlov's Accentor in?
It belongs to the family Accentors (Prunellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈14 cm
- Weight
- 18 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 71 mm
- Tail
- 65 mm
- Bill
- 11 mm
- Tarsus
- 19 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: western, central Mongolia and Ningxia and western Inner Mongolia (north-central China)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Accentors Prunellidae
- Genus
- Prunella
Other birds in the genus Prunella
Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
Altai AccentorPrunella himalayana
Robin AccentorPrunella rubeculoides
Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiata
Siberian AccentorPrunella montanella
Brown AccentorPrunella fulvescens
Radde's AccentorPrunella ocularis
Black-throated AccentorPrunella atrogularis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Japanese AccentorPrunella rubida
Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculata
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In other languages
- EnglishKozlov's Accentor
- 简体中文贺兰山岩鹨
- 繁體中文賀蘭山岩鷚
- 日本語シロハライワヒバリ
- DeutschSteppenbraunelle
- FrançaisAccenteur de Koslov
- EspañolAcentor mongol
- Portuguêsferreirinha-mongol
- ItalianoPassera scopaiola di Mongolia
- NederlandsKoslows Heggenmus
- РусскийМонгольская завирушка
- Svenskamongoljärnsparv
- DanskMongolsk Jernspurv
- Polskipłochacz mongolski