Least ConcernTrumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus
12 countries19 parks
Species group · Birds
WAnimals has 3 species of bullfinch, in the family Fringillidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 3.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 65 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
The only European populations of this species are in Spain, and very little is known about their dynamics.
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Its name comes from its song: a strident note of metallic timbre reminiscent of a toy trumpet, quite unlike the song of any other bird.
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Its recent spread northwards along the Mediterranean coast is put down to climate change creating new arid environments that suit it.
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It is the national bird of Jordan and appears in the country's tourist imagery, above all associated with the canyons of Petra, where it is easy to see among the rock-cut tombs.
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It depends on springs and pools: in the rocky desert where it lives, the flocks come to drink at fixed points every day, and that dependence shapes its entire distribution.
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The male's pink tone appears only in the breeding season through feather wear rather than moult: the brown tips erode away and reveal the pink beneath.
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Pairs form in winter and stay together for life, with the families remaining together until the next breeding cycle.
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Its fondness for the tender shoots and buds of fruit trees has earned it a reputation as a pest in orchards.
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