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The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a bird found in Sweden, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, and 3 more countries. Woods and gardens across Europe. It eats leaves and other plant parts, seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Eurasian bullfinch lives

Woods and gardens across Europe.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌿 Leaves & plants50%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts30%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs10%
• 🍎 Fruit10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Eurasian bullfinch

Recorded by Stanislas Wroza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1168308. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Eurasian bullfinch

Where does the Eurasian bullfinch live?

The Eurasian bullfinch lives in Sweden, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, and 3 more countries. Woods and gardens across Europe.

What does the Eurasian bullfinch eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 50%), seeds and nuts (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%), fruit (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Eurasian bullfinch endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Common ringed plover
• Brambling
• Mistle thrush
• Northern wheatear
• Common redstart
• Barnacle goose

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.