NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, male. Lancashire, UK.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Eurasian bullfinch or common bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a small passerine bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. In Anglophone Europe it is known simply as the bullfinch (English regional, Shropshire: plum bird), as it is the original bird to bear the name bullfinch.
Wikipedia contributors, Eurasian bullfinch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:09:17.179254+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Pyrrhula
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae Leach, 1820
- genusPyrrhula Brisson, 1760
- speciesPyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pyrrhula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Azores BullfinchPyrrhula murina Godman, 1866 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange BullfinchPyrrhula aurantiaca Gould, 1858 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythaca Blyth, 1862 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephala Vigors, 1832 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensis Hodgson, 1836 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
North America
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=179180 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4QW2H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.