Prunellidae
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Prunellidae is a family of small, primarily Eurasian passerine birds known as accentors, which inhabit montane and temperate habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prunellidae canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | accentors ⓘ |
| commonNameOfSpecies |
alpine accentor
ⓘ
dunnock ⓘ hedge accentor ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| distribution |
Eurasia
ⓘ
Palearctic realm ⓘ
surface form:
Palearctic region
|
| feedingBehavior | ground-feeding ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Prunella atrogularis
ⓘ
Prunella collaris ⓘ Prunella fagani ⓘ Prunella fulvescens ⓘ Prunella immaculata ⓘ Prunella koslowi ⓘ Prunella modularis ⓘ Prunella montanella ⓘ Prunella ocularis ⓘ Prunella rubeculoides ⓘ Prunella strophiata ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | includes both resident and migratory species ⓘ |
| morphologicalCharacteristic |
fine pointed bill adapted for insectivory
ⓘ
slender bill ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| numberOfGenera | 1 ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylogeneticRelationship | closely related to Passeridae and Motacillidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | generally brown and grey ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Old World ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
International Ornithologists' Union
ⓘ
surface form:
IOC World Bird List
International Ornithologists' Union ⓘ
surface form:
International Ornithologists Union
|
| reproductiveBehavior | socially monogamous with frequent extra-pair matings ⓘ |
| songFunction |
mate attraction
ⓘ
territorial advertisement ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superfamily |
Passerida
ⓘ
surface form:
Passeroidea
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Prunella ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
montane habitats
ⓘ
temperate habitats ⓘ |
| vocalization | songbird-like ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.