Red-headed bullfinch

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Red-headed bullfinch
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Male (♂) from Neora Valley National Park
Red-headed Bullfinch Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim India 12.02.2016.jpg
Female (♀) from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Pyrrhula
Species:
P. erythrocephala
Binomial name
Pyrrhula erythrocephala
Vigors, 1832

The red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae, found all across the Himalayas and adjacent highlands. It is found in Bhutan, northern India, Nepal and adjacent southern Tibet. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Male and female from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India. Red-headed Bullfinch Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim Sikkim India 05.04.2016.jpg
Male and female from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhula erythrocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22720665A94677391. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720665A94677391.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.