The Eurasian bullfinch, also called the common bullfinch, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, and is the original bird to bear the name bullfinch in Anglophone Europe. It breeds across Europe and temperate Asia and is mainly resident, though many northern birds migrate further south in winter. It is a bulky, bull-headed bird with a short thick bill, grey upperparts, a black cap and black flight feathers, and a striking white rump and wing bars visible in flight; males have a distinctive rich red chest and underparts, while females and young birds have grey-buff feathers instead. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 3 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Eurasian bullfinch (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Animal Diversity Web)
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Eurasian bullfinch (Wikipedia)
Description section
The adult male has a distinctive rich red chest and underparts, but females and young birds have grey-buff feathers instead.
Food and feeding
The food is mainly seeds and buds of fruit trees, which can make it a pest in orchards: in England, for centuries every parish paid a bounty for every bullfinch killed.
View the Source4. Eurasian bullfinch (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q25382 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Fringillidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pyrrhula pyrrhula
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View the Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyIn Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat: Terrestrial BiomesQuote, In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat: Terrestrial Biomes
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