Dunnock

Prunella modularis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Prunellidae
Genus
Prunella
eBird Code
dunnoc1

Subspecies (7)

  • Prunella modularis euxina

    northern Türkiye to western Caucasus Mountains

  • Prunella modularis fuscata

    mountains of Crimean Peninsula

  • Prunella modularis hebridium

    Ireland, Outer and Inner Hebrides, and western Scotland

  • Prunella modularis mabbotti

    southwestern France to Pyrenees, Iberian Peninsula, and Apennine Mountains

  • Prunella modularis modularis

    northern and central Europe, western and central Balkans, and Bulgaria

  • Prunella modularis obscura

    Caucasus and eastern Türkiye to northern Iran; winters to mountains of Lebanon

  • Prunella modularis occidentalis

    eastern Scotland, England, Wales, and western France; probably this race introduced to New Zealand including Chatham Islands and all main subantarctic islands

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.