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Red-headed bullfinch

Pyrrhula erythrocephala Vigors, 1832

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The red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20 g to 23 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala)
Photo: Sp.herp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-headed bullfinch

Weight
20 g – 23 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-headed bullfinch live?

Not recorded

What is the red-headed bullfinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae, found all across the Himalayas and adjacent highlands. It is found in Bhutan, northern India, Nepal and adjacent southern Tibet. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-headed bullfinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-headed_bullfinch&oldid=1315346509), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-headed bullfinch endangered?

The red-headed bullfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-headed bullfinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusPyrrhula
  7. SpeciesPyrrhula erythrocephala Vigors, 1832
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • دغناش أحمر الرأسArabic
  • Червеноглава червенушкаBulgarian
  • pinsà borroner cap-roigCatalan
  • hýl rezavohlavýCzech
  • coch y berllan pengochWelsh
  • RustdompapDanish
  • RotkopfgimpelGerman
  • RotkopfdompfaffGerman
  • ruĝkapa piruloEsperanto
  • Camachuelo cabecirrojoSpanish
  • punapea-leevikeEstonian
  • himalajantulkkuFinnish
  • Bouvreuil à tête rougeFrench
  • narančastoglava zimovkaCroatian
  • vörösfejű süvöltőHungarian
  • Ciuffolotto testarossaItalian
  • ズアカウソJapanese
  • rausvagalvė sniegenaLithuanian
  • sarkangalvas svilpisLatvian
  • RoodkopgoudvinkDutch
  • rustnakkedompapNorwegian
  • gil płomiennyPolish
  • dom-fafe-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Красноголовый снегирьRussian
  • hýľ červenohlavýSlovak
  • Crvenoglava zimovkaSerbian
  • rödhuvad domherreSwedish
  • Turuncu ŞakrakTurkish
  • снігур гімалайськийUkrainian
  • 紅頭灰雀Chinese
  • 红头灰雀Chinese

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Relatives of the red-headed bullfinch

Other species in the same genus Pyrrhula.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-headed bullfinch?

An adult red-headed bullfinch weighs 20 g – 23 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-headed bullfinch endangered?

The red-headed bullfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the red-headed bullfinch?

The red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-bullfinch

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BibTeX
@misc{red_headed_bullfinch_2026,
  title = {Red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-bullfinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}