#0595 · 🐦 birds
Dunnock
🇳🇱 Heggenmus ·Prunella modularis
9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Ben Ackerley · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © In Memoriam: Mark Kilner · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 3. © peterichman · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. © Ben Ackerley · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. © Jonny Andrews · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. © Andrew Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. © Alejandro Ocampo · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. © luceee · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. © Ben Ackerley · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The dunnock ( Prunella modularis ) is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. Dunnocks have also been successfully introduced into New Zealand. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species. Other common names of the dunnock include the hedge accentor , hedge sparrow , or hedge warbler .
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 984 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 46,450 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Dunnock
- Nederlands
- Heggenmus
- scientific name
- Prunella modularis
- class
- Aves
- order
- Passeriformes
- family
- Prunellidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 984
- sightings in Europe
- 33,153
- sightings worldwide
- 46,450
- GBIF records in NL
- 491,243
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Prunellidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 13988, Wikidata Q26698, GBIF 5231763, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.