Maroon-backed Accentor (Prunella immaculata)
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Maroon-backed Accentor

Prunella immaculata (Hodgson, 1845)

≈15 cmLength21 gWeight

This accentor often keeps to the ground among grasses and scrub in mountain woodland clearings and gullies.

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Bhutan, Nepal

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Bhutan, Nepal

Maroon-backed Accentor has been recorded at 111 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. MengbishanChina89 records
  2. Lianhuashan NNRChina64 records
  3. Baihualing [General Area]China60 records
More places
  1. Gonggangling PassChina55 records
  2. Jiuzhaigou NNRChina35 records
  3. Laifengshan National Forest ParkChina35 records
  4. Balang Shan – Tunnel AreaChina30 records
  5. Balang Shan [General Area]China19 records
  6. Mt. PhulchowkiNepal18 records
  7. Baxi ForestChina18 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaBhutanNepalIndia

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

The maroon-backed accentor (Prunella immaculata) is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.

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Questions

How big is the Maroon-backed Accentor?

The Maroon-backed Accentor is about ≈15 cm long and weighs around 21 g.

Where does the Maroon-backed Accentor live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to northern Myanmar and central China. It is most often recorded in China, Bhutan and Nepal.

When is the best time to see the Maroon-backed Accentor?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Maroon-backed Accentor endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Maroon-backed Accentor as Least Concern.

What does the Maroon-backed Accentor eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Maroon-backed Accentor in?

It belongs to the family Accentors (Prunellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈15 cm
Weight
21 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Partial migrant
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
79 mm
Tail
58 mm
Bill
14 mm
Tarsus
22 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to northern Myanmar and 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 AccentorAlpine AccentorPrunella collarisAltai AccentorAltai AccentorPrunella himalayanaRobin AccentorRobin AccentorPrunella rubeculoidesRufous-breasted AccentorRufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataSiberian AccentorSiberian AccentorPrunella montanellaBrown AccentorBrown AccentorPrunella fulvescensRadde's AccentorRadde's AccentorPrunella ocularisBlack-throated AccentorBlack-throated AccentorPrunella atrogularisKozlov's AccentorKozlov's AccentorPrunella koslowiDunnockDunnockPrunella modularisJapanese AccentorJapanese AccentorPrunella rubida
Maroon-backed Accentor

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