Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla (Fringilla montifringilla )   Singing? / I

The Brambling or North Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla ) is a Singvogelart of the subfamily of the finches ( Fringillinae ) within the family of finches ( Fringillidae ). Among the finches he shows the most pronounced migratory behavior.

Appearance

The Brambling is a large finch sparrow about 15 cm body length. During the winter months the male Brambling shows a brownish gray feathered head, neck and upper back. During the summer months these are against black. Chest and shoulder patch are pinnate orange. At the lower tail and on the belly and the lower breast is white plumage.

The female is colored significantly simpler. It has a brownish head, in which dark strip on the top of the head are. Brown is also spotted the back, and the chest is clear matt orange colored than the male.

Voice

Vocals - rough, loud trrrrrr ( it is the fragment of song Green Finch similar). The Scream - violently tschjää, during the flight - the short lute tk -tk.

Dissemination

The Brambling is adjacent to the area of ​​distribution of the chaffinch and is found mainly in the Scandinavian birch forests. It is distributed from Norway to Kamchatka. In Europe, you will find this bird up to the southern border of Norway, central Sweden, southern Finland and in northern and central Russia. Only in exceptional cases breed bramblings in Central Europe.

In its distribution area of ​​the Brambling is next to the Willow Warbler of the most common breeding bird. During the migration period, he leaves his nesting area completely. He is then to be found in Central Europe in a variety of habitats. It is found mainly in forests with beech stands. He is occasionally observed in this period of feeding grounds, where he consumed with passion sunflower seeds.

Food

Much like the Chaffinch Brambling of lives during the summer time of insects and invertebrates. During the winter months he eats mainly seeds, which beechnuts including make up a large proportion.

Hunting

Since 1593 until the ban on bird hunting 1908 hunting at night on Brambling using blowpipes and clay balls were made ​​in the southern Palatinate. Animals should have sat side by side close to the branches of pine and spruce. If a bird shot from the tree, the other animals are to be moved together again to close the gap. Thus, the mountain finches were easy prey.

In the southern Palatinate of Brambling also Böhämmer or Behemmer is called (of Beheimer, derivation to Beheim ' Bohemia '), a name for migratory birds, which are regarded as vagabonds among birds.