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ForestCup nestSmall · 23 g
What the Brambling sounds like
ID tip
The brambling is similar in size and shape to a common chaffinch. 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.
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When to see the Brambling
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brambling
The map shades 81 countries with regular records, and 4 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Mauritania, Tunisia, Albania, Gibraltar.
About the Brambling
The 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. It is widespread and migratory, often seen in very large flocks.
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Easily confused with
Azores ChaffinchFringilla morelettiThe top and rear of the head and part of the mantle are bluish-grey, with the rest of the mantle being greenish; the wings and tail are black and white; the throat, cheeks, and chest are pink.
African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenysThe African chaffinch is a medium to large finch that is typically 13.8–18.5 cm (5.4–7.3 in) in length and weighs 21–24 g (0.74–0.85 oz).
Canary Islands ChaffinchFringilla canariensisThe Canary Islands chaffinch is similar in size to the Eurasian chaffinch at around 15–16 cm long, but differs markedly in plumage of the male, with a dark blue-grey mantle, and lighter pink face and breast, and whiter belly and undertail.
Side by side: Brambling vs Eurasian Chaffinch · Azores Chaffinch vs Brambling · African Chaffinch vs Brambling · Brambling vs Canary Islands Chaffinch
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