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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Dunnock sighting in Tongariro National Park, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tongariro National Park
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Tūī
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
Popokatea
Mohoua albicilla
Miromiro
Petroica macrocephala
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
📅 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 Tongariro National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Dunnock sighting in Tongariro National Park, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dunnock in Tongariro National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Dunnock in Tongariro National Park in our monthly data.