Birds Of Japan 23:The Japanese accentor (Prunella rubida)カヤクグリ

Japanese Accentor カヤクグリScientific name: Prunella rubida The Japanese Accentor is a small, quiet mountain bird in the accentor family. It has a plain brown body, reddish-brown back, grayish underparts, a dark bill, and pale pinkish legs. At first glance it can look like a sparrow or bunting, but its soft brown tones and secretive behavior are good clues.It is mainly a mountain and subalpine bird in Japan. In summer, it is often found in alpine scrub, dwarf pine, bamboo grass, rocky mountain edges, and subalpine forest. In winter, some birds move lower into forest edges, shrubs, and foothills.For your map: do not mark all of Japan evenly. Show it mainly across Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and parts of Kyushu, with stronger emphasis on mountain regions. It breeds from Hokkaido through Honshu and Shikoku, and winters farther south including Kyushu. It is not a typical lowland city bird.

 

Japanese Accentor カヤクグリ

The Japanese Accentor is a small, quiet mountain bird found in alpine scrub, dwarf pine zones, rocky slopes, forest edges, and highland bushy areas in Japan. It has brownish plumage with fine streaking, a grayish face and breast, and a modest appearance that helps it blend into mountain vegetation.

Usually shy and unobtrusive, this bird often moves close to the ground among shrubs, rocks, and low plants while searching for insects, seeds, and small invertebrates. In the breeding season, its thin song may be heard from mountain slopes and open alpine scrub.

Category

Accentors, Mountain Birds, Passerines

IUCN Status

Least Concern

Habitat

Alpine Scrub, Dwarf Pine Zones, Rocky Slopes, Forest Edges, Highlands

Region

Japan, Kuril Islands

Behavior

Ground Foraging, Shy Movement, Mountain Singing, Low Cover

Population

Locally Common in Suitable Mountain Habitat

カヤクグリ Japanese Accentor

カヤクグリは、日本の高山帯や亜高山帯で見られる小型で控えめな山の鳥です。 ハイマツ帯、高山の低木地、岩場、森林限界付近、山地の藪などに生息します。 褐色の体に細かな模様があり、灰色がかった顔と胸を持ち、山の植物や岩場に よく溶け込む落ち着いた姿が特徴です。

警戒心が強く目立ちにくい鳥で、低木、岩、草の間を地面近くで静かに 移動しながら、昆虫、種子、小さな無脊椎動物などを探して食べます。 繁殖期には、高山の斜面や開けた低木地で細く澄んださえずりが 聞こえることがあります。

Category

イワヒバリ科、山の鳥、スズメ目

IUCN Status

低危険種

Habitat

高山の低木地、ハイマツ帯、岩場、森林限界付近、山地の藪

Region

日本、千島列島

Behavior

地上採食、警戒心が強い、山地でさえずる、低い茂みに隠れる

Population

適した山岳環境では局地的に見られる