Biology:Brown bullfinch

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Short description: Species of bird

Brown bullfinch
Pyrrhula nipalensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Pyrrhula
Species:
P. nipalensis
Binomial name
Pyrrhula nipalensis
Hodgson, 1836

The brown bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis) is a species of bird in the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is found in Bhutan, China , India , Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan , Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[1]

The brown bullfinch is a relatively small 16.5 cm (6.5 in) bird with a grayish head, nape, and breast. Its diet consists of nuts and native conifers. In Bhutan or Vietnam, it may be seen in a pair or a group.[citation needed] Little is known about this species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q731404 entry