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Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Description:

This is a 15-17.5 cm bird, somewhat resembling a House Sparrow :)

Habitat:

I was surprised to found a group of these little guys while hiking in Tatra Mountains, Poland, 2155 m above sea level on Kościelec.


No species ID suggestions

16 Comments

hayde
hayde a year ago

Yeah, that's what we thought as well....

PankiSood
PankiSood a year ago

this can be a altine accentor juveniel

hayde
hayde a year ago

I am glad you like it :)

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

First look.. I felt I am watching a Satellite view map...!!

This bird has quite a view!

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili a year ago

Nicole, I think maybe this one is a juvenile.
Here you can see one photographed in Spain:

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/638...

NicoleB
NicoleB a year ago

Then again, here it's shown with one stripe on the wing:
http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Alpine_Acc...

hayde
hayde a year ago

Thank you a lot for help, if you have any further suggestions I would be happy to update ;)

NicoleB
NicoleB a year ago

@Noe and Pili
I think for the Alpine, the eye brow is wrong, no?
And the Alpine would have two white stripes in the wingbar, this fellow has only one (am going by the Collins Guide right now - never seen one myself)

hayde
hayde a year ago

Yeah I checked it now, definitely looks like one :)

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili a year ago

With the second pic I'm almost sure that is an Alpine Accentor :)

hayde
hayde a year ago

Here you have its back :)

NicoleB
NicoleB a year ago

I had my eyes on that ID to, Noe and Pili.

@Hayde
A bit better, but the features for a good ID are in the first shot.
Do you have any editing software?
If so just cruelly crop and let us see the birdie ;-)

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili a year ago

Nicole is right, I think it could be an Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris), but I'm not totally sure

hayde
hayde a year ago

Any idea now? :)

NicoleB
NicoleB a year ago

Defo not a House sparrow.
Can you post a second photo, this time crop out the bird, so we get a closer look for an ID?
:-)

Zakopane, małopolskie, Poland

Lat: 49.27, Long: 20.04

Spotted on Aug 18, 2009
Submitted on Aug 2, 2011

Spotted for mission

Reference

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