Eurasian bullfinch
| Eurasian bullfinch | |
|---|---|
| Male in Lancashire, UK | |
| Female in Lancashire, UK | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhula |
| Species: | P. pyrrhula |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhula pyrrhula | |
| Range of P. pyrrhula Breeding Resident Non-breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Loxia pyrrhula Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch or bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a small passerine bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. In Anglophone Europe it is known simply as the bullfinch (English regional, Shropshire: plum bird), as it is the original bird to bear the name bullfinch.