Dunnock
Prunella modularis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Dunnock
The Dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Prunellidae (Accentors) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Prunella modularis
- Family
- Prunellidae (Accentors)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dunnock
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Prunella modularis hebridium
- Prunella modularis occidentalis
- Prunella modularis modularis
- Prunella modularis fuscata
- Prunella modularis euxina
- Prunella modularis mabbotti
- Prunella modularis obscura
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla modularis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'Habitat in Europa' [= Sweden, ex Faun. Svec, 1746, p. 89; vide Hartert, 1910, Vog. pal. Fauna, p. 772].
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.184
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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