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Pyrrhula pyrrhula
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Size: |
6 inches (135 cm) |
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Habitat: |
Woodland, scrub, farmland and hedgerows |
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Feeding: |
Tree seeds, berries, fruit tree buds |
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Eggs: |
4 - 5 green/blue eggs spotted with purple/brown
laid from late April - July, incubation 12 - 14
days |
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Male Bullfinch |
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The bullfinch is a very pretty and colourful bird. It is
easily distinguished with a black cap, grey back, pinkish-red
breast and black tail. The female is more drab than the male.
Bullfinches are sometimes thought of as pests because of their
liking for fruit tree buds. In early spring they can strip a
tree of all its buds.
They are solitary birds or found in pairs. |
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Male Bullfinch |
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