Bullfinch (Eurasian)

(C) Langham Birder (shared under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license)

 

Scientific Name: Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Appearance: Bill short and thick. ‘Hood’ formed by black cap, bill and chin. Wing and tail feathers black with bluish gloss. White rump and thick grey-white wing-bar obvious in flight. Body plumage differs in sexes. Male; pure, pale grey back, and vivid red-pink from ‘cheeks’ to chest and underparts. Female; dull brownish back and beige-grey underparts.

Song: Song infrequently used. Most commonly heard calls are low, soft whistles peuuw, deu or phiu produced by both sexes.

When heard: Resident. Contact calls described above heard year-round.

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