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 forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Pyrrhula |
Species: | P. nipalensis
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Binomial name | |
Pyrrhula nipalensis Hodgson, 1836
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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
edit- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhula nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103837801A94676853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103837801A94676853.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.