Photo: PeiWen Chang from TAIWAN/Taipei / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Brown Bullfinch
Pyrrhula nipalensis
Brown Bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Brown Bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 24.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Genus Pyrrhula
- Species nipalensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 24.6 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Brown Bullfinch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Brown Bullfinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Brown Bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis) belongs to the Fringillidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas to se China, Taiwan and w Malaysia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 24.6 g, with a wing length of about 8.6 cm and a tail of around 7.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Brown Bullfinch?
The Brown Bullfinch is a small bird that weighs around 24.6 g.
Where does the Brown Bullfinch live?
The Brown Bullfinch is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas to se China, Taiwan and w Malaysia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Brown Bullfinch belong to?
The Brown Bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Brown Bullfinch eat?
The Brown Bullfinch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Brown Bullfinch migrate?
The Brown Bullfinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Brown Bullfinch endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Brown Bullfinch make?
1 real field recording of the Brown Bullfinch — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Brown Bullfinch's range?
The Brown Bullfinch has a mapped global range of about 2.2 million km².
Conservation
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