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Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhulaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)

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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Overview

Eurasian Bullfinch: Small finch, gray back and white rump. Cap is black and cheeks, breast, belly are red. Wings are black with single white bar. Black tail is slightly notched. Feeds on seeds and insects. Swift bounding flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.

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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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Length6.5 Inches
Wingspan10 Inches

Eurasian Bullfinch

Eurasian Bullfinch: Small finch, gray back and white rump. Cap is black and cheeks, breast, belly are red. Wings are black with single white bar. Black tail is slightly notched. Feeds on seeds and insects. Swift bounding flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.

● Song: "feww, feww"

● Foraging & Feeding: Eurasian Bullfinch: Eats mainly seeds and insects.

● Breeding & 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.

● Similar species: Eurasian Bullfinch: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Swift bounding flight with rapid wing beats alternating with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.
Eurasian Bullfinch Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & 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.
BreedingMonogamous, Pairs
PopulationCasual
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.8 Ounces