Pyrrhula pyrrhula
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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.
The Eurasian bullfinch was formally described in 1758 by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Loxia pyrrhula. It is now placed in the genus Pyrrhula that was introduced in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson. The Latin word pyrrhula comes from the Greek πυρρός (a flame-coloured bird, from πυρρός 'flame-coloured', from πυρ 'fire': Pyrrha), a 'worm eating bird' that is mentioned by Aristotle. The Latin name pyrrhula for the Eurasian bullfinch had been used in 1555 by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner in his Historiae animalium. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 3 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 6 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 14 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 15 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 19 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 20 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 21 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 22 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 2 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 3 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 9 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 10 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dresden Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Inokashira Park Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Zoopark Limpopo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Alpenzoo Innsbruck | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Vogelpark Heiligenkirchen | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Bullfinch sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 113 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Bullfinch in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eurasian Bullfinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
30th of 41
Of the 41 cities where we can rate Eurasian Bullfinch sightings, Munich ranks 30th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 40%), Minsk (Belarus, about 40%) and Yekaterinburg (Russia, about 40%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Eurasian Bullfinch that you can see in Munich (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Chaffinch (about 50%), Eurasian Goldfinch (about 30%) and European Greenfinch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eurasian Bullfinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Munich (62 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
