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[[Image:DSC 0169-p.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|cazeribeiro|cazeribeiro}}<br/ >Sao Miguel Island, [[Azores]], [[Portugal]], March 2008]]
;[[:Category:Pyrrhula|Pyrrhula]] murina
==Identification==
*Stocky finch
*Stubby bill
*Black face and cap
*White bar on black wings
*White rump
*Dull plumage, grey-brown underparts
Sexes similar, males are slightly larger.
====Juveniles====
Similar to adults, but do not acquire the black cap until after their first moult
==Distribution==
Endemic to the [[Azores]] where found on San Miguel Island.
==Taxonomy==
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br />
It was formerly considered [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Eurasian Bullfinch]].

==Habitat==
Woodland and open forest. Generally shy and secretive.
==Behaviour==
The flight is undulating.
====Diet====
Bullfinches have a broad diet, consisting mainly of the seeds and berries of a variety of plants. When these are scarce during the spring they turn to the buds of fruit trees.
====Breeding====
Nests are built in dense woods between four and seven feet from the ground. Fine twigs, moss and lichens are used to construct the main body of the nest and a lining of fine roots is added. In May 4-5 pale blue spotted eggs are laid, the female incubates the eggs for 12-14 days after which both parents feed the chicks. A further 12 to 16 days later the chicks fledge. A second brood is then usually produced.
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase
#{{Ref-HM03Cor7}}#{{Ref-Gilletal09}}#{{Ref-SibleyMonroe96}} 
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==External Links==
{{GSearch|Pyrrhula+murina}} 


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