Prunellidae

Under Sibley and Monroe, the Prunellidae are a subfamily of the Passeridae. Other subfamilies are the Passerinae (sparrows and snowfinches), Motacillinae (wagtails and pipits), Ploceinae (weavers), and Estrildinae (munias, etc.)

1. General names

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 Prunellidae.

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 Japanese Accentor has its own special name of カヤクグリ kaya-kuguri, written 萱潜 or 茅潜 in characters. Despite the impression of a bird winding its way through a thicket of kaya or miscanthus grass, in fact the Japanese Accentor lives in high montane pine forests.

Vietnamese: The Prunellidae are not found in Vietnam.

2. Species names

SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		VIETNAMESE
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Vietnamese	Other V
Prunella
Prunella collaris	Alpine accentor Collared accentor (Cheng)	领岩鹨 lǐng yán-liù 'collared rock pipit'	岩鷚 yán-liào 'rock pipit'		イワヒバリ (岩雲雀 or 岩鷚) iwa-hibari 'rock lark' (hibari written with characters meaning 'cloud sparrow', or with the character for 'pipit')	オヤマスズメ (お山雀) o-yama-suzume 'mountain sparrow'
Prunella himalayana	Altai accentor or Rufous-streaked accentor Himalayan accentor (Cheng)	高原岩鹨 gāoyuán yán-liù 'plateau rock pipit'			ヒマラヤイワヒバリ (ヒマラヤ岩雲雀) Himaraya iwa-hibari 'Himalayan rock lark'
Prunella rubeculoides	Robin accentor Robin hedge sparrow	鸲岩鹨 qú yán-liù 'robin rock pipit'			ムネアカイワヒバリ (胸赤岩雲雀) mune-aka iwa-hibari 'red-breasted rock lark'
Prunella strophiata	Rufous-breasted accentor	棕胸岩鹨 zōng-xiōng yán-liù 'reddish-brown breasted rock pipit'			アカチャイワヒバリ (赤茶岩雲雀) aka-cha iwa-hibari 'red-brown rock lark'
Prunella montanella	Siberian accentor Mountain accentor (Cheng)	棕眉山岩鹨 zōng-méi shān yán-liù 'reddish-brown eyebrowed mountain rock pipit'	棕眉山岩鷚 zōng-méi shān yán-liù 'reddish-brown eyebrowed mountain rock pipit'		ヤマヒバリ (山雲雀) yama-hibari 'mountain lark'
Prunella fulvescens	Brown accentor Turkestan brown accentor (Cheng)	褐岩鹨 hè yán-liù 'brown rock pipit'			ウスヤマヒバリ (薄?山雲雀) usu yama-hibari 'thin/faint? mountain lark' (possibly 臼 usu = 'mortar'?)
Prunella atrogularis	Black-throated accentor Ural black-throated accentor (Cheng)	黑喉岩鹨 hēi-hóu yán-liù 'black-throated rock pipit'			ノドグロイワヒバリ (喉黒岩雲雀) nodo-guro iwa-hibari 'black-throated rock lark'
Prunella koslowi	Mongolian accentor Koslow's accentor (Cheng)	贺兰山岩鹨 Hèlán-shān yán-liù 'Alashan rock pipit'			シロハライワヒバリ (白腹岩雲雀) shiro-hara iwa-hibari 'white-bellied rock lark'
Prunella rubida	Japanese accentor Japanese hedge sparrow	红岩鹨 hóng yán-liù 'red rock pipit'			カヤクグリ (萱潜 or 茅潜) kaya-kuguri literally 'pass through miscanthus' (miscanthus = grass used for thatching or kaya; kuguru means to 'pass through')
Prunella immaculata	Maroon-backed accentor	栗背岩鹨 lì-bèi yán-liù 'chestnut-backed rock pipit'			クリイロイワヒバリ (栗色岩雲雀) kuri-iro iwa-hibari 'chestnut-coloured rock lark'
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Vietnamese	Other V