Wildlifeof India
Brown Bullfinch
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
Photo: PeiWen Chang from TAIWAN/Taipei · CC BY 2.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Pyrrhula nipalensis
Basic stats
Diet
Nuts and native conifer seeds; usually in pairs or groups
Habitat
Temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Range
Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam
Size
16.5cm
The brown bullfinch is a relatively small bird of the true finch family, 16.5 cm long, with a greyish head, nape and breast. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam, in temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its diet consists of nuts and native conifers, and in Bhutan or Vietnam it may be seen in a pair or a group. Little is known about the species. SoIB 2023 rates it a Moderate conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant forest bird that eats plants and seeds, with a Restricted range of about 36,300 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Brown Bullfinch eat?
- Nuts and native conifer seeds; usually in pairs or groups
- What habitat does the Brown Bullfinch live in?
- Temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
- Where is the Brown Bullfinch found?
- Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam
- How big is the Brown Bullfinch?
- 16.5cm