About Prunella atrogularis (Brandt, 1843)
This bird is dunnock-sized, with a total length of 13.5–14 centimetres (5.3–5.5 in). It has a streaked dark brown back, an appearance that somewhat resembles a house sparrow. Adult individuals have a black crown, black face patch, and black throat, along with a white supercilium. Its breast is orange, and its belly is white with orange stripes. Like all other accentor species, this bird has the fine pointed bill typical of insectivores. Males and females have similar plumage, but winter adults and juveniles show less color contrast between markings. Young birds in particular may have almost no visible dark throat. The species' call is a fine ti-ti-ti, and its song is a pleasant twittering that resembles the song of the dunnock. In terms of ecology, the black-throated accentor builds a neat nest low in spruce thickets, and lays 3 to 5 unspotted blue eggs. It spends the winter in scrub or cultivated areas.
