Red-headed bullfinch

Red-headed bullfinch
	Male (♂) from Neora Valley National Park
	Female (♀) from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Pyrrhula
Species:	P. erythrocephala
Binomial name
	Pyrrhula erythrocephala; Vigors, 1832

The red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae, found all across the Himalayas and adjacent highlands. It is found in Bhutan, northern India, Nepal and adjacent southern Tibet. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Taxonomy[]

The taxonomy was described in 2001 by Arnaiz-Villena et al. All birds belonging to the genus Pyrrhula have a common ancestor: Pinicola enucleator.^[2]^[3]

Male and female from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India.

References[]

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhula erythrocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720665A94677391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720665A94677391.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ 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.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhula erythrocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720665A94677391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720665A94677391.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

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