Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

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Size

15 cm 25 g

Description

Males with breast and shoulders orange, head and back black, rump white. Female and male winter plumage duller, head and black scaly brownish. In winter large flocks in Beech Woods.

Habitat

Decidous , mixed and coniferous woods

Diet

Insects , seeds , especially Beech Mast

When does the Branbling Breed ?

May to July , 5 - 7 eggs, Incubation 13 days , young fledging at 12 to 14 days, Nest in trees.

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