Grey-headed bullfinch
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhula |
| Species: | P. erythaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhula erythaca Blyth, 1862
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The grey-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are boreal forest and temperate forest.
Taxonomy
Molecular phylogeny indicates that species of the genus Pyrrhula have a common ancestor with the pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator).[2][3][4]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhula erythaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A; et al. (2001). "Phylogeography of crossbills, bullfinches, grosbeaks,and rosefinches" (PDF). Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 58 (8): 1159–1166. doi:10.1007/pl00000930. PMID 11529508.
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio; Gomez-Prieto, pablo; Ruiz-Del-Valle, Valentin (2009). "Phylogeography of finches and sparrows". Animal Genetics. 1: 55. ISBN 978-1-60741-844-3.
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Moscoso J; Ruiz-del-Valle V; González J; Reguera R; Ferri A; Wink M; Serrano-Vale JI (2008). "Mitochondrial DNA Phylogenetic Definition of a Group'of "Arid-Zone" Carduelini Finches". The Open Ornithology Journal. 1: 1–7. doi:10.2174/1874453200801010001.
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