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Brambling Fringilla montifringilla [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Fringillidae
BTO Codes:
BL , BRAMB
EURING No:
16380
Number in Britain:
923 thousand birds (Winter)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
26 cm
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
Scientific name from:
L.: fringilla from Gr.: phrugilos =a sparrow described by Aristophanes
and L.: mons =mountain + -fringilla =a finch
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia, WINTERS: south to s Europe, c Asia
Habitat:
Open birch-conifer woodland
Diet:
Seeds, berries, in summer invertebrates esp caterpillars and beetles
TitBit:
In winter this bird forms vast flocks where its food, seeds of Beech trees, is particularly abundant; some large roosts have been estimated to contain over ten million birds
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Winter:
45 thousand to 1.8 million individuals
in 1981-84
Note: Best estimate
Summer:
0 to 2 pairs
in 1998-02
First Record:
1544
First Breeding Record:
Sutherland 1920
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
3 to 7 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(III), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
19 x 15 mm
Egg Weight:
2.1 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
5 - 7 eggs
Incubation:
11 - 12 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
13 - 14 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1(2)
Number Ringed:
2235
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
8yr7m
(Sweden: 14yr 8m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
90.8 ± 3.3
Range
85 - 96 mm, N =10690
Juvenile:
90.2 ± 3.2
85 - 95 mm, N =3090
Male:
92.8 ± 2.2
89 - 96 mm, N =6519
Female:
87.6 ± 2.1
84 - 91 mm, N =4159
Weight
Adult:
24.48 ± 2.25
Range
21.10 - 28.50 g , N =9751
Juvenile:
23.34 ± 2.44
19.50 - 27.50 g , N =2814
Male:
25.14 ± 2.13
22.00 - 29.00 g , N =5945
Female:
23.46 ± 2.03 .
20.50 - 27.00 g , N =3794
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Breacan-caorainn
Welsh:
Pinc y Mynydd
Danish:
Kvækerfinke
Dutch:
Keep
Finnish:
Järripeippo
French:
Pinson du nord
German:
Bergfink
Hungarian:
Fenyopinty
Icelandic:
Fjallafinka
Irish:
Breacán
Italian:
Peppola
Norwegian:
Bjørkefink
Polish:
Jer
Portuguese:
Tentilhão-montez
Spanish:
Pinzón real
Swedish:
Bergfink
Local Names: Bramble Finch
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
See Also:
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