Male
Credit: Steve Garvie

North American field guide

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Also known as:Common Bullfinch

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Identification

Field notes

17 cm (6-7") Casual migrant on Aleutians and Alaska mainland, from Eurasia.

Black cap, wings and tail. Grayish back. White rump. Male has reddish cheeks and underparts, brownish in female.

Song: soft piping "pheew" call.

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Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant 1 rule

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

Eurasian Bullfinch

1 rule
Rule 1 17 criteria confidence 2
Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?
Yes · Unknown
What colour were the WINGS ?
Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
Was the RUMP or LOWER BACK light ?
Yes · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was on the BACK ?
Uniform · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?
Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?
Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?
Uniform color · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?
Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?
Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BILL ?
Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?
Conical and slender · Conical and thick · Downcurved · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?
Very short · Short · Medium · Unknown
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?
Light area between the bill and the eye · Light area running up the side of the neck or head · Sideburn stripe running down beneath the eye · Dark area behind, under, through or around the eye · Crest of feathers on top of the head · Ear "tufts" or horns · NONE of the above or a PLAIN unmarked FACE · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?
Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?
Sparrow-sized · Robin-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?
Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?
Northwestern Canada or United States