Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Sao Miguel Bullfinch)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Eurasian Bullfinch, Sao Miguel Bullfinch

Description

Family Fringillidae

A Family of seed-eating, small to moderately large passerine birds that have strong , stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large. They have a bouncing flight, alternating flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well.

Habitat

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.1Forest - Boreal 1.4Forest - Temperate

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Passeroidea ()
        Family: Fringillidae () - Buntings, Finches
        Subfamily: Fringillinae ()
        Tribe: Carduelini ()
        Genus: Pyrrhula () - Ogilvie-Grant, 1895
        Specific name: pyrrhula - (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Scientific name: - Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Arthonia pyrrhula Nyl. 1885

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Pyrrhula

There are approximately 32 species in this genus:

P. aurantiaca (Orange Bullfinch) · P. erythaca · P. erythaca erythaca · P. erythaca owstoni · P. erythaca wilderi · P. erythrocephala · P. europaea · P. griseiventris · P. hauseri · P. kamtschatica · P. leucogenis (White-Cheeked Bullfinch) · P. leucogenis coriaria · P. leucogenys · P. murina (Azores Bullfinch) · P. nipalensis · P. nipalensis nipalensis · P. pyrrhula (Eurasian Bullfinch) · P. pyrrhula caspica · P. pyrrhula cassinii · P. pyrrhula cineracea · P. pyrrhula europaea · P. pyrrhula europoea · P. pyrrhula griseiventris · P. pyrrhula iberiae · P. pyrrhula murina (Eurasian Bullfinch) · P. pyrrhula paphlagoniae · P. pyrrhula pileata · P. pyrrhula pyrrhula · P. pyrrhula rosacea · P. pyrrhula ssp · P. pyrrhula x · P. rosacea

Bibliography

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Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Dickinson, E. C. (2003a): The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, edition 3rd edition, Christopher Helm, London
Roselaar, C. S. (1995): Songbirds of Turkey. - In: Songbirds of Turkey (Roselaar, C. S, ed.), Pica Press, pp. [240]

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Notes

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Contributors

BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 34 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Royal Ontario Museum, Bird specimens
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
Senckenberg, Collection Aves
Senckenberg, Collection Aves
The Swedish Museum of Natural History
, Birds of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum
UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
UK National Biodiversity Network, Herts Bird Club - Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas : 1988-1992
University of Gdansk, Bird Migration Research Station, Ringing Data from the Bird Migration Research Station, University of Gdańsk
Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, Upper Silesian Museum, Bird Observations

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3034869
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-202293
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13815958
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179180
IUCN ID: 53491
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 136171