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Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Pairs stay together all year and are rarely seen apart.

Where to see it for real: Fruit trees and hedges with buds and berries.

Spot it in the game

Lives in the City park habitat (Europe, in a London park).

Eurasian Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Photo: Ксения Волянская, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist. Cut out from the original photo.

Eurasian Bullfinch facts

Family
Finches
Length
6.3 in (16 cm)
Wingspan
9.8 in (25 cm)
Weight
1 oz (27 g)
Diet
Buds, seeds and berries.
Range
Across Europe and northern Asia to Japan.
Nest
A loose cup of twigs in a dense shrub.
Song
Soft, low, piping "phew" whistles.
Active
by day
Status
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: widespread and not at risk.

What the Eurasian Bullfinch sounds like

Recording 1: Jochem verweij, CC BY-SA 4.0, original on xeno-canto. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.
Recording 2: Nikita Panfilov, CC BY-SA 4.0, original on xeno-canto. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.

How to attract the Eurasian Bullfinch

Feeder foods, favorite first: sunflower seed. Feeders that hold them: tube feeder and platform feeder. Keep a bird bath full, too.

In the game: fill a feeder with sunflower seed and keep the bird bath full. It is an uncommon visitor, so be patient.

More: bird songs and calls, what to feed birds.

More birds of the city park

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