Azores Bullfinch
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Pyrrhula murina (Godman, 1866) |
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Pyrrhula pyrrhula murina |
The Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) is a critically endangered passerine from São Miguel Island, Azores.
[edit] Description
The Azores Bullfinch was previously regarded as subspecies of the Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) but Pyrrhula pyrrhula and Pyrrhula murina were split into separate species in 1993 [1]. This plump bird reaches a size of 17 cm.
[edit] References
- Vester, F., Diamond, A. W., Peterson, R. T. (1989): Save the Birds - Houghton Mifflin
- Bibby, Colin J.; Charlton, Trevor D. & Ramos, Jaime (1992): Studies of West Palearctic birds, 191: Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) British Birds 85(12): 677-680.
- ^ BirdLife International (2004). Pyrrhula murina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 October 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered