Kozlov's accentor (Prunella koslowi) or the Mongolian accentor, is a species of bird in the family Prunellidae. It is found in Mongolia and northern China.
Kozlov's accentor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Prunellidae |
Genus: | Prunella |
Species: | P. koslowi
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Binomial name | |
Prunella koslowi (Przewalski, 1887)
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The specific epithet was chosen to honour the Russian explorer Pyotr Kozlov.[2]
The name Tharrhaleus pallidus Menzbier, 1887 was published just months after the scientific name to which this species is now recognized: Accentor Koslowi Przewalski; therefore, it is a synonym of it.[3]