Azores Bullfinch

Species: Grey-headed Bullfinch Latin name: Pyrrhula erythaca English name: Grey-headed Bullfinch Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Description: Galerie

Species: Peony Bullfinch Latin name: Pyrrhula pyrrhula English name: Bullfinch Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Description: The male Bullfinch cannot be confused with any other passerine. Its crown is black, as is its mask; its breast and belly are red, and its rump is white. The black colour of the crown, but particularly of the flight...

Species: Red-headed Bullfinch Latin name: Pyrrhula erythrocephala English name: Red-headed Bullfinch Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Description: Many thanks to Sujan Chatterjee, Robert Tizard and Guy Doumergue for these beautiful photographs! ----------- About the same size as the Peony Bullfinch, the male and female both lack a black crown. The head, neck, back and breast are...

Species: Nepalese Bullfinch Latin name: Pyrrhula nipalensis English name: Brown Bullfinch Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Description: This is the largest Asian bullfinch, measuring around 17 cm in length. The dominant colour of this bird is brown. It lacks the black crown also seen in the Grey-headed Bullfinch and the Orange-headed Bullfinch. In the male, the...

Species: Bullfinch Latin name: Pyrrhula aurantiaca English name: Orange Bullfinch Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Description: Many thanks to Richard Fairbank for the only photograph (found on the web) at the bottom of the web page. Website => Oriental Bird Club Images Database ------------------------------------------ In this splendid bullfinch, the lores, the area around the eyes, the...

Species: Philippine Bullfinch Latin name: Pyrrhula leucogenis English name: White-cheeked Bullfinch Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Description: Many thanks to Desmond Allen for these beautiful photographs! This small bullfinch (14.5 cm) has black on its forehead, crown, lores and around the eyes, as well as on its chin. As with the Japanese bullfinch, there are two...