Braunellen (bird genus)
| Brown cells | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis ) |
||||||||||||
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name of the family | ||||||||||||
| Prunellidae | ||||||||||||
| Richmond , 1908 | ||||||||||||
| Scientific name of the genus | ||||||||||||
| Prunella | ||||||||||||
| Vieillot , 1816 |
The brownelles ( Prunella ) are the only genus of the bird family of the same name from the order of the passerine birds (Passeriformes), subordinate to songbirds (Passeri). The family Prunellidae thus comprises 13 species in the single genus Prunella . Both the German and the scientific genus name is with the plant genus Accentors from the family of mint identical.
Brown cells are only found in the Palearctic . Except for dunnock ( P. modularis ) and red chalk ( P. rubida ), all species are inhabitants of the mountain regions of Asia or Europe . Hedgehog and sanguine brown, on the other hand, also occur in the lowlands . In the far north of Siberia , the mountain brownelle ( P. montanella ) also occurs in the lowlands. The birds of the genus usually stay in their region all year round. Only in the coldest regions do the animals leave their breeding area in winter.
Brown flies are small, inconspicuously colored and secretly living species with a slender, pointed beak. In summer they feed on insects , in winter they are supplemented by seeds and berries . They nest in the bushes or in rock holes. Brown cells usually breed in well-hidden places near the ground. The nest is a solid bowl that is built by the female. The eggs are blue in all species. The young are nestling, freshly hatched, they wear down on their head and upper body. Your tongue has two dark spots. Regardless of the species, a number of young birds also have a dark tip.
species
- Brown cells ( Prunella )
- Alpenbraunelle ( P. collaris )
- Himalayan brownelle ( P. himalayana )
- Stainless breast Braunelle ( P. rubeculoides )
- Stroke ( P. strophiata )
- Mountain Brown Flies ( P. montanella )
- Pale brown-haired ( P. fulvescens )
- Rock brownelle ( P. ocularis )
- Yemeni brown flies ( P. fagani )
- Black-throated brown-haired ( P. atrogularis )
- Steppe Brownelle ( P. koslowi )
- Dunnock ( P. modularis )
- Red chalk ( P. rubida )
- Forest brown ( P. immaculata )
Web links
swell
- ↑ Collin Harrison and Peter Castell: Field Guide Bird Nests, Eggs and Nestlings , HarperCollins Publisher, revised edition from 2002, ISBN 0007130392 , p. 229 and p. 230