Bullfinch
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Bullfinch is a name given to two groups of passerine birds.
True bullfinches
The true bullfinches are thick-billed finches in the passerine family Fringillidae. They comprise the genus Pyrrhula. These birds are distributed across Asia and Europe mainly in temperate forests, and exclude similar-looking birds found in the Americas. They Old World Pyrrhulae include the following:
- Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Brown bullfinch, Pyrrhula nipalensis
- White-cheeked bullfinch, Pyrrhula leucogenis
- Orange bullfinch, Pyrrhula aurantiaca
- Red-headed bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythrocephala
- Grey-headed bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythaca
- Azores bullfinch, Pyrrhula murina[1]
New World tanagers
There is an unrelated group of New World
Emberizidae, but are now considered tanagers
(Thraupidae).
Two are in the genus Loxigilla:
- Lesser Antillean bullfinch, Loxigilla noctis
- Barbados bullfinch, Loxigilla barbadensis[2]
Three are in the genus Melopyrrha:
- Cuban bullfinch, Melopyrrha nigra[3]
- Puerto Rican bullfinch, Melopyrrha portoricensis
- Greater Antillean bullfinch, Melopyrrha violacea
References
- ^ "Azores bullfinch". eBird. Cornell University. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Barbados bullfinch". eBird. Cornell University. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Cuban bullfinch". eBird. Cornell University. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
External links
- Bullfinch videos, photos and sounds on the Internet Bird Collection