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).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Grey-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca) [XC18956]
by Nick Athanas from Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India (song)

Grey-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca) [XC426873]
by Peter Boesman from Eagle Nest, Lama camp area, Arrunachal Pradesh, India (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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