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- Pyrrhula owstoni
Identification
Male lacks orange tones on underparts, being soft lavender-grey from lower throat to belly and vent, occasionally tinted light pink or buffish-brown on breast; flanks to undertail-coverts white; also shows black patch on outer median coverts. Flight feathers and tail very glossy bluish-black, and outer web of inner tertial bright red; has very faint band surrounding black face. Female is more gingery-brown on underparts and deeper grey on crown and nape, with outer web of inner tertial bright yellow.
Distribution
Mountains of Taiwan.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Taiwan Bullfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Taiwan_Bullfinch
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
