![]() Description of Brambling In 1758 Linnaeus included Brambling in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under its current binomial name, Fringilla montifringilla. Montifringilla is from Latin mons, montis mountain and fringilla finch. Category of Brambling Brambling is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It has also been called the cock o' the north and the mountain finch. Size of Brambling Brambling is similar in size and shape to a common chaffinch. The breeding-plumaged male bramblings are very distinctive, with a black head, dark upperparts, orange breast and white belly. Females and younger birds are less distinct, and more similar in appearance to some chaffinches. In all plumages, however, bramblings differ from chaffinches in a number of features. Concentration of Brambling ![]() Migration of Brambling Brambling is almost entirely migratory. In Europe, it forms large flocks in the winter, sometimes with thousands or even millions of birds in a single flock. Such large gatherings occur especially if beech mast is abundant. Bramblings do not require beech mast in the winter, but winter flocks of bramblings will move until they find it. This may be an adaptation to avoid competition with the Chaffinch. Prey of Brambling Bramblings mostly eat seeds, but unlike most finches, their young are fed largely on insects. Nests of Brambling Brambling builds its nest in a tree fork, and decorates the exterior with moss or lichen to make it less conspicuous. It lays 4-9 eggs. |
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