Grey-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca)

Other Names (World)
Grey-headed Bullfinch, Gray-headed Bullfinch, Beavan's Bullfinch

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1862

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist shrubland, temperate forest. From 2,000 - 4,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal (B), Taiwan (China).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Grey-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca) [XC111091]
by Frank Lambert from southeast of Balangshan Pass, c3800m, Sichuan, China (call, song)

Grey-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca) [XC491526]
by id from Beishan National Forest Park, Qinghai, China (call)

Subspecies
Subspecies wilderi weakly differentiated, sometimes subsumed in nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

erythaca Blyth, 1862 - Central and southern China (south-western Shanxi south to south-eastern Xizang and north-western Yunnan and southern Sichuan) and eastern Himalayas from north-eastern India (Sikkim) east to extreme northern Myanmar.
wilderi Riley, 1918 - North-eastern China (western Beijing and northern Hebei).
owstoni Rothschild & Hartert, 1907 - Taiwan.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca) - 10 files

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