Bullfinch is a name given to two groups ofpasserinebirds.

The true bullfinches are thick-billedfinches in the passerine family Fringillidae. They comprise the genusPyrrhula. These birds are distributed across Asia and Europe mainly in temperate forests, and exclude similar-looking birds found in the Americas. They Old WorldPyrrhulae include the following:

• Eurasian bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Brown bullfinch,Pyrrhula nipalensis
• White-cheeked bullfinch,Pyrrhula leucogenis
• Orange bullfinch,Pyrrhula aurantiaca
• Red-headed bullfinch,Pyrrhula erythrocephala
• Grey-headed bullfinch,Pyrrhula erythaca
• Azores bullfinch,Pyrrhula murina^[1]

There is an unrelated group of New Worldpasserine birds also calledbullfinches because of their superficial resemblances to the Old WorldPyrrhula species. They were placed in the largebunting and American "sparrow" familyEmberizidae, but are now consideredtanagers (Thraupidae).

Two are in the genusLoxigilla:

• Lesser Antillean bullfinch,Loxigilla noctis
• Barbados bullfinch,Loxigilla barbadensis^[2]

Three are in the genusMelopyrrha:

• Cuban bullfinch,Melopyrrha nigra^[3]
• Puerto Rican bullfinch,Melopyrrha portoricensis
• Greater Antillean bullfinch,Melopyrrha violacea

• Bullfinch videos, photos and sounds on the Internet Bird Collection

Index of animals with the same common name

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