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Common name:

Robin Accentor

Ladakhi name:

Bangma tsildir, bangtsil

Scientific name:

Prunella rubeculoides 

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

prunellidae

fun facts:

The Robin Accentor is a local migrant, moving lower in winters. It can be spotted in high altitude barren, grassy bush strewn plains & hillsides up to 4200m.

The sexes look the same.

Bird Club Contributor:

Tsewang Namgyal Issi, Nubra