Brown bullfinch
Brown bullfinch | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 (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.
Taxonomy[]
The taxonomy was described in 2001 by Arnaiz-Villena et al. All birds of genus Pyrrhula have a common ancestor: Pinicola enucleator.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhula nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A; et al. (2001). "Phylogeography of crossbills, bullfinches, grosbeaks, and rosefinches" (PDF). Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 58 (8): 1159–1166. doi:10.1007/PL00000930. PMID 11529508. S2CID 6241573.
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Gómez-Prieto P; Ruiz-de-Valle V (2009). "Phylogeography of finches and sparrows". Animal Genetics. Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60741-844-3. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Pyrrhula
- Birds of South China
- Birds of the Himalayas
- Birds of Myanmar
- Birds of Eastern Himalaya
- Birds of Taiwan
- Birds described in 1836
- Fringillidae stubs