---
title: "Brown Accentor"
description: "Prunella fulvescens — Birds. The brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens) is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/brown-accentor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown Accentor

> Prunella fulvescens — Birds. The brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens) is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae.

- Scientific name: *Prunella fulvescens*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 1057
- Wikidata: [Q995751](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q995751)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13994](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13994)

## Names

- en: Brown Accentor
- de: Fahlbraunelle
- es: Acentor pardo
- fr: Accenteur brun
- nl: Bruine heggenmus
- pl: Płochacz płowy

## Countries with the most observations

RU (569), CN (155), MN (82), KZ (58), KG (30), IN (29), NP (9), UZ (9), TJ (8), PK (3)

## Summary

The brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens) is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Their natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. They breed between 3,300 and 5,100 meters of altitude. They prefer drier habitats than other accentors.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_accentor

## Photo

![Brown Accentor](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-accentor/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379971735

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-accentor?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).