They can be identified by their white supercilium (broader behind the eye), blackish-brown mask, blackish-brown ear-coverts, yellowish breast, and yellowish belly.[2] Males are larger than females.[5]
Mating and Breeding
They are mostly monogamous, but polyandry has also been recorded.[5] They are territorial during the breeding season, which begins in late May.[5] They lay clutches of 3-4 eggs from late June to late July, which female brown accentors incubate for 12-14 days.[5] Then, males and females feed nestlings for 13-15 days, with females performing the majority of the feeding.[5]
Diet
Adults eat seeds, fruits, and insects.[5] Nestlings have only been observed eating insects.[5]
^ abSharma, Puja, and Gunjan Arora. "Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens, a new species for Uttarakhand, and a review of its status in the Himalaya."
^Ali, S., & ripley, S. D., 2001. Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka (Flowerpeckers to Buntings). 2nd ed. Delhi: (Sponsored by Bombay Natural History Society.) Oxford University Press [Oxford India Paperbacks.]. Vol. 10 of 10 vols. Pp. 2 ll., pp. i–xviii, 1–250, 1 l., 2 ll.
^Rasmussen, P. C., & Anderton, J. C., 2012. Birds of South Asia: the Ripley guide. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. 2 vols. Pp. 1–378; 1–683.
