Orange Bullfinch (Pyrrhula aurantiaca) - BirdLife species factsheet

Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	201,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.8 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common or very common (Clement 1999).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
India	extant	native		yes
Pakistan	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
India	Dachigam National Park
India	Great Himalayan National Park
India	Khirganga National Park
India	Rupi Bhaba Wildlife Sanctuary
Pakistan	Ayubia National Park and Kao valley, Dunga Gali
Pakistan	Kargah Wildlife Sanctuary
Pakistan	Machiara National Park
Pakistan	Naran Reserved Forest to Saif-ul-Maluk lake
Pakistan	Palas valley

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Temperate	major	resident
Altitude	2700 - 3900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/orange-bullfinch-pyrrhula-aurantiaca on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.