Prakruti Parichay
FringillidaePyrrhula

Brown Bullfinch

Pyrrhula nipelensis

16–17 cmSmall
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Himalayas and NE India. Adult has grey-brown mantle. grey underparts, narrow white rump, and long tail. Additional features include narrow black surround to bill, black lores and scaling on forehead and crown, white patch below eye. Sexes similar. although male has crimson-pink outer edge to inner tertial (yellow in female). Juvenile has brownish-buff upperparts and warm buff underparts. and lacks adult head pattern. Volco A mellow per-/eeend soft whistling twitter. Dense moist forest.

Colour

GreyBrownWhiteBlack
Average size
16.5 cm
Habitat
Dense moist forest.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. Himalayas and NE India. Adult has grey-brown mantle. grey underparts, narrow white rump, and long tail. Additional features include narrow black surround to bill, black lores and scaling on forehead and crown, white patch below eye. Sexes similar. although male has crimson-pink outer edge to inner tertial (yellow in female). Juvenile has brownish-buff upperparts and warm buff underparts. and lacks adult head pattern. Volco A mellow per-/eeend soft whistling twitter. Dense moist forest.

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Brown Bullfinch is bigger than Alpine Accentor but smaller than Chestnut-cheeked Starling.

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Brown Bullfinch

Pyrrhula nipelensis

16–17 cm