Features& Description
The Brambling, whose Latin name is Fringilla montifringilla, is the same size as the Tree Finch, which is widespread in France.
Measuring 16 cm in height, this granivorous bird has a yellow-brown breast turning to orange. In males, the head is strongly marked by a completely black covering, which turns mottled in winter.
The belly is white with round grayish spots on the flanks.
The back features alternating black and russet feathers.
Habitat(Biotope)
The Brambling is a forest bird, mainly of conifers and birch.
It is sometimes found at feeders in winter among other small birds.
Behavior& habits
The Brambling is a gregarious bird that travels in large groups. Its behavior and flight are identical to those of the Tree Finch.
A brawler at the feeder, it is easy to spot by its white rump and contrasting black and orange colors.
Reproductionand immature
The Brambling nests in trees in a small nest made of twigs and moss, at the crossroads of branches.
The female lays between 4 and 7 eggs, from which the chicks emerge after 14 days.
During this period, the Northern Chaffinch becomes an insectivore and feeds its young exclusively on this type of food.
Cryor Voice
The Brambling has a characteristic “tè-èhp” sound, harsh and nasal.
Its song is very special and melancholy: it’s a sort of hoarse “rrrrrrrrhuyh” drone lasting barely a second, slow and repeated, somewhat reminiscent of the stretched calls of the European Greenfinch.
Le Pinson Du Nord
Northern Finch
