Brown bullfinch

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Brown bullfinch
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Pyrrhula
Species:
P. nipalensis
Binomial name
Pyrrhula nipalensis
Hodgson, 1836

The brown bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis) is a species of bird in the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. [1]

The brown bullfinch is a relatively small 16.5 cm (6.5 in) bird with a grayish head, nape, and breast. Its diet consists of nuts and native conifers. In Bhutan or Vietnam, it may be seen in a pair or a group.[ citation needed ] Little is known about this species.

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhula nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103837801A94676853. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103837801A94676853.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.