Bird name:

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Code 4

EUBU

Code 6

PYRPYR

ITIS

179180

Breeding Location:

Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Forests

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Pairs

Breeding Population:

Casual

Egg Color:

Pale blue with red brown flecks and markings

Number of Eggs:

4 - 6

Incubation Days:

12 - 14

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Moss, twigs, and lichen, with lining of hair, moss, and roots.

Migration:

Migratory

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General

Eurasian Bullfinch: Small finch with gray back and white rump. Cap is black and cheeks, breast, and belly are red. Wings are black with single white bar. Tail is black and slightly notched. Female is gray-brown.

Range and Habitat

Eurasian Bullfinch: Casual to accidental on the Aleutian, St Lawrence, and Nunivak Islands in the spring. Casual to accidental to coastal Alaska in the fall and winter. Preferred habitats include gardens, parks, hedges, agricultural areas, and scrub with scattered trees.

Breeding and Nesting

Eurasian Bullfinch: Four to six pale blue eggs flecked and marked with red brown are laid in a nest made of moss, twigs, and lichens, and lined with hair, moss, and roots. Nest is generally built on a tree branch or set in a bush or thicket. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Eurasian Bullfinch: Eats mainly seeds and insects.

Readily Eats

Safflower, Apple Slices, Suet, Millet, Peanut Kernels, Fruit, Commercial Mixed Bird Seed

Vocalization

Eurasian Bullfinch: Makes various musical, grating warbles, including a flutelike call of "feww, feww."

Similar Species

Eurasian Bullfinch: None in range.

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Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Cap

The area on top of the head of the bird.

Rump

The area between the uppertail coverts and the back of the bird.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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