FringillidaePyrrhula

Crimson-browed Finch

Propyrrhula subhimachal

19–20 cmSmall
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident in Himalayas and winters in NE India. Short. stubby bill. Male has red forehead, throat and upper breast, greenish coloration to upperparts, and greyish underparts. Female has olive-yellow forehead and supercilium, greyish belly and greenish-olive upperparts. Breeds in high-altitude shrub; winters in forest undergrowth.

Colour

GreyOliveRedYellow
Average size
19.5 cm
Habitat
Breeds in high-altitude shrub, winters in forest undergrowth.
Behaviour
Resident in Himalayas and winters in NE India.

About this bird

Resident in Himalayas and winters in NE India. Short. stubby bill. Male has red forehead, throat and upper breast, greenish coloration to upperparts, and greyish underparts. Female has olive-yellow forehead and supercilium, greyish belly and greenish-olive upperparts. Breeds in high-altitude shrub; winters in forest undergrowth.

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Crimson-browed Finch is bigger than Andaman Scops Owl but smaller than Ashy Bulbul.