Red headed Bullfinch
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PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 496/513 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..RED HEADED BULL FINCH..[From a Photograph of MEGH ROYCHOUDHURY Maam] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2015... The red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family, found all across the Himalayas and adjacent highlands. It is found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Tibet. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The taxonomy was described in 2001 by Arnaiz-Villena et al. All birds belonging to Genus Pyrrhula have a common ancestor: Pinicola enucleator. 17 cm; 18–27·6 g. Medium-large bullfinch with short, curved bill and long, notched tail. Male has lower forehead and lores to behind eye and across cheek to chin. Song a low mellow "terp-terp-tee" or "heer-t-yeer, heer-t-yeer, yeer-phew". Feeds mostly seeds of a variety of trees and plants, including birch, willows, docks (Rumex), nettles (Urtica).
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