Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina)

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Godman, 1866

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. Also, shrubland, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Portugal (B).

S�o Miguel, in the Azores, Portugal.

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,300 (2010) and stable.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation due to conversion to agriculture, invasive weeds and predation by introduced rats and mustelids on nests are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A plaintive 'phew' uttered in contact.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) [XC749256]
by Radek Grochowski from Centro Ambiental do Priolo, Portugal (call)

Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) [XC842691]
by Alain Rouge from Nordeste (near Agua Retorta), Nordeste, A\u00e7ores, Portugal (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) and Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) following Ramos (1993) contra AERC TAC (2003).

Previously considered conspecific with Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), but considerable differences in morphological characters and is geographically isolated.

References
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