The Taiwan bullfinch (Pyrrhula owstoni) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the mountains of Taiwan. It was previously considered a subspecies of the grey-headed bullfinch (P. erythaca) and most authorities consider it as such, but a 2020 study found it to represent a distinct species that diverged from the mainland Asian P. erythaca during the mid-Pleistocene, and the International Ornithological Congress accepted it as such.[1][2][3]
| Taiwan bullfinch | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhula |
| Species: | P. owstoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhula owstoni Rothschild & Hartert, 1907
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References
edit- ^ "Pyrrhula erythaca owstoni (Grey-headed Bullfinch (owstoni)) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Dong, Feng; Li, Shou-Hsien; Chiu, Chi-Cheng; Dong, Lu; Yao, Cheng-Te; Yang, Xiao-Jun (2020-12-01). "Strict allopatric speciation of sky island Pyrrhula erythaca species complex". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 153: 106941. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106941. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 32818596. S2CID 221220752.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-01-23.