Grey-headed bullfinch

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Grey-headed bullfinch
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Pyrrhula
Species:
P. erythaca
Binomial name
Pyrrhula erythaca
Blyth, 1862

The grey-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is sometimes known as Beavan's bullfinch. [2]

It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are boreal forest and temperate forest.

An 1863 illustration by John Jennens Pyrrhula erythaca erythaca 1863.jpg
An 1863 illustration by John Jennens
Egg of Pyrrhula erythaca MHNT Bouvreuil tete grise - Pyrrhula erythaca - Eure 26- 222.jpg
Egg of Pyrrhula erythaca MHNT

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Pyrrhula erythaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22720668A132141762. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720668A132141762.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Lepage, Denis (ed.). "Grey-headed Bullfinch". Avibase. Retrieved 25 August 2020.