Dunnock
Prunella modularis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPrunellidae (Accentors)
- GenusPrunella (selfheals)
- SpeciesPrunella modularis (Dunnock)
The dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asian Russia. Dunnocks have also been introduced and become common in New Zealand. It is the most widespread member of the accentor family; most other accentors are limited to mountain habitats. Other, largely archaic, English names for the dunnock include hedge accentor, hedge sparrow, hedge warbler, and titling. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Dunnock sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gauja National Park
Great Tit
Parus major
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dunnock in Gauja National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dunnock sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dunnock in Gauja National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Dunnock in Gauja National Park in our monthly data.