Altai accentor

Altai accentor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Prunellidae
Genus: Prunella
Species: P. himalayana
Binomial name
Prunella himalayana
(Blyth, 1842)
Synonyms

Laiscopus himalayanus

The Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana) is a species of bird in the Prunellidae family. It is also known as the rufous-streaked accentor or Himalayan accentor. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Tibet and Turkmenistan.

Taxonomy

This species, along with the alpine accentor, is sometimes separated from the other accentors, into the genus Laiscopus.[2]

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