Siberian Accentor

How to identify

Field marks

1. Supercilium long, broad and pale yellow
2. Crown dark brown, with black patch behind the eye
3. Back brown with bright chestnut streaks
4. Underparts ochre-yellow, with chestnut streaks on the breast sides and flanks

Male, female and young

The female has slightly darker underparts and fainter streaks; juveniles are darker, with brown spots on the breast.

Voice

The call is a three-syllable “ti-ti-ti”; the male sings a loud, high-pitched “chirichiriri” from scrub or treetops.

Similar species

Black-throated Accentor

Black-throated Accentor has a less rusty back, a whitish rather than yellow supercilium and a single white line below its black mask.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: China, United States, South Korea

Siberian Accentor has been recorded at 227 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Lingshan Scenic AreaChina311 records
2. GambellUnited States197 records
3. Muravyevka ParkRussia113 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaUnited StatesSouth KoreaMongoliaRussiaJapanPolandUnited Kingdom

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 Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella) is a small passerine bird that breeds in northern Russia from the Ural Mountains eastwards across Siberia. It is migratory, wintering in Korea and eastern China, with rare occurrences in western Europe and northwestern North America. Its typical breeding habitat is subarctic deciduous forests and open coniferous woodland, often close to water, although it also occurs in mountains and spruce taiga.

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