Prunellinae

The Prunellinae (accentors) are a subfamily of the Passeridae. Other subfamilies are the Passerinae (sparrows and snowfinches), Motacillinae (wagtails and pipits), Ploceinae (weavers), and Estrildinae (munias, etc.)

Chinese: In Chinese, the accentors are called 岩鹨 yán-liù or 'rock pipits' (pronounced yán-liào in Taiwan).

Japanese: In Japan, there are three main species of Prunellinae.

The general term for the accentors is イワヒバリ iwa-hibari or 'rock lark', 岩雲雀 or 岩鷚 in Chinese characters. Unmarked, the イワヒバリ iwa-hibari refers to Prunella collaris.

The Mountain or Siberian accentor is known as the ヤマヒバリ yama-hibari 'mountain skylark', 山雲雀 in Chinese characters.

Like the Dunnock in English, the local variety of 'hedge sparrow' has its own special name of カヤクグリ kaya-kuguri, written 萱潜 or 茅潜 in characters. Although this gives the impression of a bird winding its way through a thicket of kaya or miscanthus grass, in fact the bird lives in high montane pine forests.

Vietnamese: The Prunellinae are not found in Vietnam.

The distribution of the Prunellinae in East Asia can be found at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of Passeridae in East Asia.