A small European songbird with a rounded body, short bill, and colorful plumage, known for eating fruit buds and seeds.
From Middle English and possibly combining 'bull' (maybe referring to its stout appearance) plus 'finch' (a type of bird from Old English). The exact origin of 'bull' in this name is debated.
Bullfinches have such a love for fruit tree buds that English gardeners have disliked them for centuries—one bird can destroy an entire orchard's spring blossoms, making them notorious in farming!
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