Brown Accentor

The brown accentor is a relatively small member of its family, 14.5–15 centimetres long. As the name reveals, the plumage is predominantly brown, with a pale yellow-brown unstreaked underside, dark ear coverts and a white eyebrow stripe. The song is a repetitive, melodic trill. DNA studies suggest its closest relative is Kozlov's accentor. (Swedish Wikipedia, general species account)

It is a small Asian bird found in mountain areas from Afghanistan to Mongolia, western China and the Himalaya. In the breeding season it is seen on dry, scrubby slopes, and in winter around high-altitude villages. It is usually seen foraging on the ground, but the male may be seen singing from the top of a small tree or from a building. (Swedish Wikipedia, general species account)