Dunnock

Dunnock
Song recorded on Dartmoor in Devon, England
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Prunellidae
Genus: Prunella
Species:
P. modularis
Binomial name
Prunella modularis
Global range
  Summer range
  Year-round range
  Winter range
  Non-native range
Synonyms
  • Motacilla modularis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Accentor modularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Prunella modularis

The dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asian Russia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is the most widespread member of the accentor family; most other accentors are limited to mountain habitats. Other, largely archaic, English names for the dunnock include hedge accentor, hedge sparrow, hedge warbler, and titling.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Prunella modularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718651A132118966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718651A132118966.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Titling". 3 November 2023.