Orange bullfinch

Orange bullfinch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Pyrrhula
Species: P. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Pyrrhula aurantiaca
Gould, 1858

The orange bullfinch (Pyrrhula aurantiaca) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in India and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy was described in 2001 by Arnaiz-Villena et al. All birds belonging to genus Pyrrhula have a common ancestor: Pinicola enucleator.[2][3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pyrrhula aurantiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Arnaiz-Villena, A; et al. (2001). "Phylogeography of crossbills, bullfinches, grosbeaks,and rosefinches" (PDF). Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 58: 1159–1166. doi:10.1007/PL00000930. PMID 11529508.
  3. Arnaiz-Villena, A; Gómez-Prieto P; Ruiz-de-Valle V (2009). "Phylogeography of finches and sparrows". Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60741-844--3.


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