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Brambling

Fringilla montifringillaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Pairs



Breeding Population:

Rare to casual



Egg Color:

Pale blue with pink and red markings



Number of Eggs:

5 - 7



Incubation Days:

11 - 12



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Gras, hair, birch, and moss, held together with spiders' webbing., Lined with hair, wool, down, and feathers.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Brambling: Medium-sized finch with jet-black hood extending to upper back with orange shoulder patches, throat, and breast. Underparts are buff with black-spotted flanks. Wings are black with white and orange bars. Bounding flight, rapid wing beats alternating with wings at sides.

Range and Habitat

Brambling: A Eurasian species, common but irregular as a migrant in the Bering Sea region, including the Aleutians; casual in fall and winter in southern Alaska; accidental south to Canada and northwestern U.S. states. Preferred habitats include northern forests with birch trees during breeding season; prefers agricultural fields, woodlands (especially beech), parks, and gardens during winter.

Breeding and Nesting

Brambling: Five to seven pale blue eggs with pink and red markings are laid in a nest made of grass, hair, birch bark, and moss, held together with spider webs, and lined with hair, wool, down, and feathers. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Brambling: Eats seeds and insects in summer; seeds in winter; forages in trees, bushes, and on the ground.

Readily Eats

Safflower, Apple Slices, Suet, Millet, Peanut Kernels, Fruit, Commercial Mixed Bird Seed

Vocalization

Brambling: Makes a blood-grating "dzhweeeee." Flight call is a nasal "check-check-check." Call is a harsh "tweerk."

Similar Species

Brambling: Common Chaffinch lacks white rump, orange tints, and flecked flanks.

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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Fringilla montifringilla
Length5.5 - 6.25 Inches
Wingspan9.25 Inches

Brambling

Brambling: Medium-sized finch with jet-black hood extending to upper back with orange shoulder patches, throat, and breast. Underparts are buff with black-spotted flanks. Wings are black with white and orange bars. Bounding flight, rapid wing beats alternating with wings at sides.

● Song: "dzhweeeee", "check-check-check", "tweerk"

● Foraging & Feeding: Brambling: Eats seeds and insects in summer; seeds in winter; forages in trees, bushes, and on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Brambling: Five to seven pale blue eggs with pink and red markings are laid in a nest made of grass, hair, birch bark, and moss, held together with spider webs, and lined with hair, wool, down, and feathers. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Brambling: Common Chaffinch lacks white rump, orange tints, and flecked flanks.

Flight Pattern

Somewhat bounding flight with rapid wing beats alternating with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.
Brambling Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Brambling: A Eurasian species, common but irregular as a migrant in the Bering Sea region, including the Aleutians; casual in fall and winter in southern Alaska; accidental south to Canada and northwestern U.S. states. Preferred habitats include northern forests with birch trees during breeding season; prefers agricultural fields, woodlands (especially beech), parks, and gardens during winter.
BreedingMonogamous, Pairs
PopulationRare to casual
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.8 Ounces