Eurasian bullfinch / Gimpel (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Gimpel gesehen das erste Mal, Ammler Höhenweg. 2021-08-02 15.55.56
Classification: Genus Pyrrhula; Subfamily Carduelinae; Family Fringillidae
General: The Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch or bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a small passerine bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. In Anglophone Europe it is known simply as the bullfinch, as it is the original bird to bear the name bullfinch. [more]
Song: Song a quiet, modest mix of contact call and various chirping sounds, with peculiar harmonics. [Link]
Calls: Contact call a soft, full-bodied, descending, pure whistle; "peeuu". [Link]
Physical details: length=14-16 cm, wingspan=22-29 cm, weight=27-38 g
Habitats: Forest

Song: 3-note long M, pause, HL (somewhat falling)...Gim! Gim-peeel! Sounds a bit like a pirol.
Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 2-8 KHz
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC637392 - Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - song, recorded in France.mp3 (song)


Call: laconic 1 note call w slight dip? Song NABU 1 parakeet like puppy-dog whining, NABU 2 whistles, 2-syllable peek-a-boo, ...

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC214867 - Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - contact call, recorded in Germany.mp3 Germany (contact call)


Call attributes: contact call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 2-3 KHz,
First documented observation : 2021-02-21 in Adelboden.