Grey-headed bullfinch

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Grey-headed bullfinch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Egg of Pyrrhula erythaca MHNT

References[edit]

  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.