I HAVE a bullfinch which was hatched last summer after primroses were over. They were therefore quite new to him when I offered him the first I could get this season. He pulled it to pieces quite ...

Bullfinches are so-called because of their characteristic large head and stocky body. With a similar derivation, their folk-names are bully or bull flinch (in Yorkshire), bull head, bulldog ...

"We found that not only were birds from urbanized areas better at innovative problem-solving tasks than bullfinches from rural environments, but that surprisingly urban birds also had a better ...

Bullfinches learn from human teachers to sing melodies accurately, according to a new study. The analysis of human melody singing in bullfinches gives insights into the songbirds' brain processes.

(Read "Animal Minds" in National Geographic magazine.) In the experiments, 18 out of 42 bullfinches in the lab hauled up their preferred food—in this case, birdseed—on a string. Only two out ...

Bullfinches, often seen in pairs and known to remain faithful partners for life, usually nest in shrubs, such as hawthorn and blackthorn, making a flimsy nest out of twigs and moss.

If this crop were commercialized we'd be concerned about the implications for birds like sparrows and bullfinches. David Gibbons , Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The scientists add that ...

Now, however, he’ll jump a bullfinch like any other fence. Bullfinches are often more frightening for the rider than for the horse. I think mistakes tend to happen because riders approach them ...

Last month alone they were spotted in twice as many gardens as normal. There was also a record high of sightings last winter after a successful breeding season. Male bullfinches are striking birds ...

The team tested two groups of Loxigilla barbadensis, bullfinches that live in Barbados. Tasks included putting the birds in cages and testing their ability to open drawers to access food ...