FringillidaeFringilla

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

16–16 cmSmall
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Winter visitor. Pakistan hills and N Himalayas. Male non - breeding and female from Common Chaffinch by orange breast and flanks (contrasting with white belly), orange wing-bar, and white rump Head and mantle of male become blacker towards breeding season as feather fringes are lost with wear. and bill becomes black. Upland fields and forest.

Colour

OrangeWhiteBlack
Average size
16 cm
Habitat
Upland fields and forest.
Behaviour
Winter visitor.

About this bird

Winter visitor. Pakistan hills and N Himalayas. Male non - breeding and female from Common Chaffinch by orange breast and flanks (contrasting with white belly), orange wing-bar, and white rump Head and mantle of male become blacker towards breeding season as feather fringes are lost with wear. and bill becomes black. Upland fields and forest.

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Brambling is bigger than Dark-breasted Roseflnch but smaller than Alpine Accentor.