Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Fringillidae —bullfinches .
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Examples
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Brooks's leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus subvirdis), Kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis), orange bullfinch (Pyrrhula aurantiaca), and Tytler's leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus tytleri) are some of the restricted-range species in the open coniferous and deciduous forest throughout the ecoregion.
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The Eastern Himalaya EBA, which also overlaps with part of the Indo-Burma Hotspot, has nearly 20 endemic species, including four that are fully endemic to the Himalayas: the chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii, VU) and rusty-throated wren babbler (Spelaeornis badeigularis, VU), plus the white-throated tit (Aegithalos niveogularis) and orange bullfinch (Pyrrhula aurantiaca).
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The azores bullfinch - Pyrrhula murina Godman, 1866: the history of a bird species: persecuted - missing - rediscovered - protected (Including a list of all known specimens and syntypes).
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Loss of native forest also crowds the endemic bullfinch, Pyrrhula murina, as exotic forests of Cryptomeria japonica and Pittosporum undulatum are too dense for the birds 'natural feeding habits.
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Pyrrhula murina is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, with a population estimated at less than 250 birds restricted to the single island.
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The widely-studied Azores bullfinch (locally called Priolo), Pyrrhula murina, is largely confined to native cloud forest in the east of Sao Miguel Island.
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'It was a Pyrrhula, a bullfinch,' said Culain and Thuro jumped.
Ghost King Gemmell, David 1988
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BULLFINCH (_Pyrrhula vulgaris_), the ancient English name given to a bird belonging to the family _Fringillidae_ (see FINCH), of a bluish-grey and black colour above, and generally of a bright tile-red beneath, the female differing chiefly in having its under-parts chocolate-brown.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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"It is the _Pyrrhula telasco_," said my friend, "a species discovered by
Aventures d'un jeune naturaliste. English Lucien Biart 1863
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