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When to see the Brown Bullfinch
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brown Bullfinch
The map shades 7 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Vietnam.
About the Brown Bullfinch
The brown bullfinch is a species of bird in the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Easily confused with
Azores BullfinchPyrrhula murinaThe Azores bullfinch has a length of 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) and a weight of about 30 g (1.1 oz), with males being slightly larger than females.
Grey-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythacaThe Grey-headed bullfinch, Gray-headed bullfinch, or Beavan's Bullfinch is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
Taiwan BullfinchPyrrhula owstoniThe Taiwan bullfinch is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
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