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Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Classification

Class
Aves

The alpine accentor (Prunella collaris) is a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae, which is native to Eurasia and North Africa. Taxonomy The Alpine accentor was described by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1769. He coined the binomial name Sturnus collaris and specified the type locality as the Carinthia region of southern Austria.

Distribution

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Spain · 6,526France · 5,932Italy · 2,052Switzerland · 1,891Germany · 525Netherlands · 391United Kingdom · 124Belgium · 25