Bullfinch

Name: Bullfinch

Scientific name: Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Category: Birds

Nature Stars: 50

What are nature stars?

About: A large finch of woodland, hedgerows, parkland and orchards: about 17cm long. Adult Bullfinches are recognised by their black cap, stubby black bill, black and white wing, black tail and square white rump: males are pink underneath, females are greyish brown.

How to identify: Unmistakeable if seen well.

Where: Widespread

Natural Superpowers

• Predator: 10
• Agility: 60
• Rarity: 50
• Cute factor: 70
• Traveller: 10

Fantastic fact: Bullfinches eat tree buds, and were once considered a serious pest in orchards, where they were shot to protect the apple crop!

Photograph credit: Photo credit tbc