Rufous-breasted Accentor (♂)

Prunella strophiata

Photographed at: Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim on 2024-05-14

Album: Goechala - 2024

Family: Prunellidae

Size: 15 cms

Other Pictures of Rufous-breasted Accentor

Shot near a cafe on the highway to Tawang.

Accentor,Shot near a cafe on the highway to Tawang.

This accentor was foraging for worms behind a cafe at Dochula, seemingly impervious to me and a bunch of other birders that were trying to photograph it.

Accentor,This accentor was foraging for worms behind a cafe at Dochula, seemingly impervious to me and a bunch of other birders that were trying to photograph it.

(Pair)

The male Accentor was performing an elaborate dance in courting the female and seemed oblivious to my presence fairly close to them. The norms of birding dictated that I leave them alone, so I just watched them mate from a distance.

Accentor,The male Accentor was performing an elaborate dance in courting the female and seemed oblivious to my presence fairly close to them. The norms of birding dictated that I leave them alone, so I just watched them mate from a distance.