Altai Accentor (Prunella himalayana) - BirdLife species factsheet

Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,430,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	870,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be not numerous, though in places common in the Southern former USSR, fairly common in northern India and Nepal and uncommon in Bhutan (Grimmett et al) (Flint et al. 1984, Grimmett et al. 1998).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor
Afghanistan	extant	native	yes
Bhutan	extant	native
China (mainland)	extant	native
India	extant	native
Kazakhstan	extant	native		yes
Kyrgyzstan	extant	native	yes
Mongolia	extant	native
Nepal	extant	native
Pakistan	extant	native
Russia	extant	native	yes
Russia (Asian)	extant	native
Russia (Central Asian)	extant	native	yes
Tajikistan	extant	native		yes
Turkmenistan	extant	native
Uzbekistan	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Afghanistan	Big Pamir
Afghanistan	Salang Kotal
Afghanistan	Small Pamir
Kazakhstan	Aksu-Dzhabagly State Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan	Almaty State Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan	Big Almaty Gorge
Kazakhstan	Paradise Valley mountain plateau
Kyrgyzstan	Eastern Alai
Kyrgyzstan	Gorge Tash-Rabat
Kyrgyzstan	Lake Chatyr-Kul
Kyrgyzstan	Western Alai, Kok-Suu river
Nepal	Kanchenjungha Conservation Area
Nepal	Makalu Barun National Park
Russia (Asian)	Artysh ridge
Russia (Asian)	Northern slope of Khamar-Daban mountains
Russia (Asian)	Tunkin valley
Russia (Central Asian)	Dzhulukul' depression
Russia (Central Asian)	Kurkure mountain
Russia (Central Asian)	Kuznetsky Alatau Zapovednik
Russia (Central Asian)	Shapshal ridge
Tajikistan	Dashtidjum
Tajikistan	Drumkul Lake
Tajikistan	Dzhavshangoz
Tajikistan	Ishkashim
Tajikistan	Iskanderkul lake and mountains
Tajikistan	Karakul lake and mountains
Tajikistan	Kondara Gorge
Tajikistan	Rangkul valley (Rangkul & Shorkul Lakes)
Tajikistan	Zorkul Nature Reserve (Lake Victoria)
Uzbekistan	Bashkyzylsay Unit of the Chatkal Mountains Biosphere Reserve
Uzbekistan	Tereklisay section of the Chatkal Mountains Biosphere Reserve

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Temperate	major	non-breeding
Grassland	Temperate	major	breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	breeding
Altitude	2800 - 5000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/altai-accentor-prunella-himalayana on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.