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Hedge Accentor

Prunella modularis (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The dunnock is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asian Russia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family; most other accentors are limited to mountain habitats. Other common names of the dunnock include: hedge accentor, hedge sparrow or hedge warbler. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Prunellidae
Genus:
   Prunella
Scientific:
  Prunella modularis


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.184

Protonym:
  Motacilla modularis

Type locality:
  'Habitat in Europa' [= Sweden, ex Faun. Svec, 1746, p. 89; vide Hartert, 1910, Vog. pal. Fauna, p. 772].

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/203/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  26530C865C4A655C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-26530C86

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/26530C86


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562489

Geographic range:

  • Prunella modularis [modularis or meinertzhageni]: northern and central Europe to Balkans and Bulgaria; winters to western Mediterranean islands and northern Africa
  • Prunella modularis mabbotti: southwestern France to Pyrénées, Iberian Peninsula, and Apennine Mountains
  • Prunella modularis euxina: northern Türkiye to western Caucasus Mountains
  • Prunella modularis occidentalis: eastern Scotland, England, Wales, and western France
  • Prunella modularis hebridium: Ireland, Outer and Inner Hebrides, and western Scotland
  • Prunella modularis obscura: Caucasus and eastern Türkiye to northern Iran; winters to mountains of Lebanon
  • Prunella modularis fuscata: mountains of Crimean Peninsula
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English:
Hedge Accentor
Catalan:
Pardal de bardissa
Czech:
pěvuška modrá
Danish:
Jernspurv
German:
Heckenbraunelle
Spanish:
Acentor Común
Spanish (Spain):
Acentor Común
Finnish:
rautiainen
French:
Accenteur mouchet
Croatian:
Sivi Popić
Hungarian:
Erdei szürkebegy
Icelandic:
Runntítla
Italian:
Passera scopaiola
Japanese (romaji):
yo-roppakayakuguri
Japanese:
ヨーロッパカヤクグリ
Lithuanian:
Paprastasis erškėtžvirblis
Dutch:
Heggenmus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Jernsporv
Norwegian:
Jernspurv
Polish:
pokrzywnica
Portuguese:
ferreirinha
Portuguese (Portugal):
ferreirinha-comum
Russian:
Лесная завирушка
Slovak:
vrchárka modrá
Serbian:
obični popić
Swedish:
järnsparv
Ukrainian:
Тинівка лісова
Chinese:
林岩鹨
Chinese (Traditional):
林岩鷚


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Accenteur mouchet ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Accenteur mouchet ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Dunnock ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Prunella modularis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Prunella modularis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Prunella modularis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Hedge Accentor ( Prunella modularis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Prunella modularis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Prunella modularis [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Arabic: عصفور الشوك
Asturian: Cardexina, Cenicienta común, Cenizu
Azerbaijani: Meşə çərənçisi
Bashkir: сөрәкә турғай
Belarusian: Завірушка лясная, Лясная завірушка
Bulgarian: Сивогуша завирушка
Breton: Ar wrac'hig an drez, Gwrac'hig an drez
Catalan: Pardal de bardissa, Xalambrí
Catalan (Balears): Xalambrí
Montenegrin: sivi popić, сиви попић
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): сиви попић
Czech: Pevuška modrá, Pěvuška modrá, pìvuška modrá
Chuvash: чăрăш кайăкĕ
Welsh: Brach y cae, Brith y cae, Gwrachell y cae, Gwrychell, Jac llwyd y baw, Llwyd bach, Llwyd y berth, Llwyd y clawdd, Llwyd y dom, Llwyd y gwrych, Siani llwyd
Danish: Jernspurv
German: Braunelle, Heckenbraunelle
Greek: (Κοινός) Θαμνοψάλτης, Θαμvoψάλτης, Θαμνοψάλτης, Κελαηδόστρουθος
Greek (Cypriot): Κελαηδόστρουθος
English: Dunnock, Dunnock Accentor, European Dunnock, Hedge Accentor, Hedgesparrow, Hedge-Sparrow
English, HBW: Dunnock
English (IOC): Dunnock
English (United States): Dunnock
Esperanto: heĝa pronelo, Heĝpronelo, pronelo
Spanish: Acentor Comun, Acentor Común
Spanish (Spain): Acentor Común
Spanish (HBW): Acentor común
Estonian: Vosaraat, Võsaraat
Basque: Pardal de bardissa , Tuntun arrunt, Tuntun arrunta
Persian: صعوه جنگلی , صعوه جنگلی (باغی), صعوۀ جنگلی (باغی)
Finnish: Rautiainen
Faroese: Jarntítlingur
French: Accenteur mouchet, Fauvette de haie
Friulian: cjarandine, passare cjarandine
Frisian: Graupiper
Irish: Donnóg
Gaelic: Gealbhonn nam Preas
Galician: Azulenta, azulenta común, Pardal de bardissa
Manx: Bog Keeir, Boght keeir, Drean Mollagh
Hebrew: סתרי מצוי
Croatian: Sivi Popic, Sivi Popić
Hungarian: Erdei szürkebegy
Armenian: [Antarayin Nrbageghik ], Անտառային Նրբագեղիկ
Icelandic: Runnatítla, Runntítla
Italian: Passera scopaiola, Passera scopaiola europea, Passera scropaiola
Japanese (romaji): yoaroppakayakuguri, yo-roppakayakuguri
Japanese: ヨアロッパカヤクグリ, ヨーロッパカヤクグリ
Georgian: ტყის ჭვინტაკა
Kabardian: кӀыкъыр
Mongolian, Halh: ойн бор харагчин
Kazakh: Орман содырғысы
Karachay-Balkar: орман жылкъы чыпчыкъ
North Karelian: meččälivertäjä, meččälivertäjävarpuni
Cornish: Golvan ke
Kirghiz: токой мукамы
Scientific: Accentor familiaris, Curruca eliotae, Motacilla modularis, Motacilla plumbea, Prunella modularis, Prunella modularis modularis, Sylvia modularis, Tarrhaleus modularis
Luxembourgish: Heckeschlëffer, Heckestéisser
Lithuanian: Erškėtžvirblis, Paprastasis eršketžvirblis, Paprastasis erškėtžvirblis
Latvian: Peļkājīte
Macedonian: Обично попче, Сивогуша завирушка
Mongolian: ойн бор харагчин
Moldavian: Brumăriță de pădure
Maltese: Ziemel, Żiemel
Dutch: Heggemus, Heggenmus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jernsporv
Norwegian: Jernspurv
Polish: (płochacz) pokrzywnica, plochacz pokrzywnica, Płochacz pokrzywnica, pokrzywnica, pokrzywnica (płochacz pokrzywnica), Strzyzyk, Strzyżyk
Portuguese: ferreirinha, ferreirinha comum, Ferreirinha-comum
Portuguese (Portugal): Ferreirinha, ferreirinha-comum
Romansh: Brunella da chaglia
Rhaeto-Romance: Brunella da chaglia
Romanian: Brumăriță de pădure, Brumăriţă de pădure
Russian: Lesnaya Zavirushka, Завирушка лесная, Лесная заверушка, Лесная завирушка
Northern Sami: Ruovdecihci, Ruovdecizáš
Slovak: Vrchárka modrá
Slovenian: siva pevka
Albanian: Dredhuesi gushëpërhimë, Harabeli-Dunok
Serbian: obicni popic, obični popić, popic, sivi popic, Обичан (Шумски) попић
Swedish: Järnsparv
Turkmen: tokaý оwazçysy
Turkish: çıt Serçesi, Dağ Bülbülü, Dağbülbülü, Daşbülbülü
Tatar: урман чыпчыгы
Ukrainian: Лісова завирушка, Лісова тинівка, Тинівка лісова
Uzbek: ўрмон завирушкаси
Chinese: 林岩鹨
Chinese (Traditional): 林岩鷚

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