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Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
BF, BULLF
EURING No:
17100
Number in Britain:
158 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Scarce Visitor
Subspecies:
pileata pyrrhula (S) recorded in Britain (of 12 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
26 cm
Weight:
M/F: 21 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: purrohulas =a worm-eating bird mentioned by Aristotle
World Distribution:
Eurasia
Habitat:
Forest, woodland, farmland
Diet:
Seeds of fleshy fruits (eg cherries), buds, shoots, young on invertebrates
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
158 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
14th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline,
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
RED
Races of Concern:
pileata AMBER (Recent Decline)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Scrub
Also common in:
Deciduous Wood
And found in:
Pasture Farmland, Villages, Coniferous Wood
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
2.8 to 6 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
19 x 15 mm
Egg Weight:
2.1 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
89
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.62 ± 0.74 (2 - 8) N = 1357
Incubation:
14- 16 days
14.31 ± 1.82 (11.5 - 17.5) N = 1357
by the:
Female
Fledging:
15 - 17days
15.64 ± 1.89 (12 - 19) N = 1326
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
17 May (29 Apr - 21 Jul)
Number of Broods:
2(3)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
5157
Adult Survival:
0.419
± 0.012
(M:0.387
± 0.034;
F:0.046
)
Juvenile Survival:
0.334 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
9yr 2m
(Germany: 12yr 7m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A (pulli B)
Wing Length
Adult:
82.3 ± 2.3
Range
79 - 86 mm, N =12357
Juvenile:
82.7 ± 3.5
79 - 92 mm, N =5241
Male:
83.0 ± 2.1
80 - 86 mm, N =7083
Female:
81.3 ± 2.1
78 - 84 mm, N =5246
Weight
Adult:
22.51 ± 1.84
Range
20.00 - 25.60 g , N =9819
Juvenile:
22.92 ± 2.61
20.00 - 29.00 g , N =4096
Male:
22.19 ± 1.73
19.90 - 25.10 g , N =5639
Female:
22.95 ± 1.89 .
20.40 - 26.20 g , N =4158
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Common / Eurasian Bullfinch
Gaelic:
Corcan-coille
Welsh:
Coch y Berllan
Danish:
Dompap
Dutch:
Goudvink
Finnish:
Punatulku
French:
Bouvreuil pivoine
German:
Gimpel
Hungarian:
Süvölto
Icelandic:
Dómpápi
Irish:
Corcrán Coille
Italian:
Ciuffolotto
Norwegian:
Dompap
Polish:
Gil zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Dom-fafe
Spanish:
Camachuelo común
Swedish:
Domherre
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
Newton, I. 1993 Studies of West Palearctic birds: Bullfinch British Birds 86:638-648
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