{"id":321,"date":"2018-03-26T22:32:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T21:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=321"},"modified":"2023-07-28T05:52:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T04:52:31","slug":"brambling-fringilla-montifringilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=321","title":{"rendered":"Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– sparrow-sized passerine
\n– diurnal\/nocturnal migrant
\n– very vocal<\/p>\n

>> FLIGHT >>>>><\/strong>
\n– first Bramblings announce themselves in autumn by their raspy call in Common Chaffinch<\/a> flocks
\n– pure flocks usually comprise 5-50 individuals, depending on season and location sometimes much more
\n– pure flocks look very different from Common Chaffinch<\/a>, individuals much closer and larger intra-flock movement (more Eurasian Siskin<\/a>-like)
\n– individual birds and flight pattern very similar to Common Chaffinch<\/a> though<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"BIF066_MPU_I1Q8863_121021_bramb-1-M-WIN_d_north-sea\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em>, M AD NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0066, 21\/10\/2012, North Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– M in NBREED with greyish black head
\n– M with unpatterned orange lesser coverts
\n– yellow bill with dark tip<\/p>\n

\"BIF067_MPU_I1Q8852_121021_bramb-1_d_north-sea\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em>, M AD NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0067, 21\/10\/2012, North Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– dull orange breast and flanks contrasting to white belly (Common Chaffinch<\/a> with unicoloured underside)<\/p>\n

\"BIF065_MPU_I1Q8755_121021_bramb-1-M-WIN_d_north-sea\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em>, M AD NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0065, 21\/10\/2012, North Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– M with contrasting orange\/black upperwing
\n– white rump
\n– distinctly notched tail<\/p>\n

\"BIF068_MPU_I1Q8947_121021_bramb_d_north-sea\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF0068, 21\/10\/2012, North Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– yellow lesser underwing coverts
\n– translucent wingbar same width (broader on secondaries in Common Chaffinch<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"BIF069_MPU_I1Q8969_121022_bramb-egfin-mix-FL_d_blankensee\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF0069, 22\/10\/2012, Jadebusen, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– in comparison to Common Chaffinch, the Brambling\u2019s dark head and breast contrasting to white belly can be a good feature from below<\/p>\n

\"BIF792_MPU_I1Q3802_130413_bramb-FL_d_hof\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em><\/strong>
\nCommon Chaffinch Fringilla c. coelebs<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF0792, 13\/04\/13, Hof, Germany, Mathias Putze
\n– M BREED with jet black head and back strongly contrasting to orange\/black wing and black tail
\n– F (e.g. three birds to the right) much duller with greyish brown upperside and lesser wing coverts
\n– both sexes with diagnostic white rump<\/p>\n

\"BIF793_MPU_I1Q3856_130413_bramb-FL_d_hof\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em><\/strong>
\nCommon Chaffinch Fringilla c. coelebs<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF0793, 13\/04\/13, Hof, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"BIF597_MPU_I1Q8969_121022_bramb-FL_d_jadebusen\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em><\/strong>
\nCommon Chaffinch Fringilla c. coelebs<\/em> (3rd from right)<\/strong>
\nBIF0526, 22\/10\/2012, Jadebusen, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

>> SOUND ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– two different calls during migration
\n– social call an unmistakable, nasal, sustained, polyphonic overslurr<\/em>
\n– often this call is the first hint of an approaching Brambling
\n– flight call a sharply downslurred, a bit squeaky single note
\n– the flight call looks and sounds very similar to other finches (listed below) and Eurasian Tree Sparrow<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BIF0070-1_PFR04364_1-10_100930_bramb-FC-SC_d_sh_helgoland_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em>, flight call, social call<\/strong>
\nMeadow Pipit Anthus pratensis<\/em>, flight call<\/strong>
\nLapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus ssp.<\/em>, flight call<\/strong>
\nBIF0070, 30\/09\/2010, Helgoland, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BIF2219-1_PFR01587_1-11_081025_bramb-FC-SC_d_mv_groie_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em>, flight call, social call<\/strong>
\nCommon Chaffinch Fringilla c. coelebs<\/em>, flight call<\/strong>
\nCommon Blackbird Turdus m. merula<\/em>, flight call<\/strong>
\nFieldfare Turdus pilaris<\/em>, flight call<\/strong>
\nRedwing Turdus i. iliacus<\/em>, flight call<\/strong>
\nYellowhammer Emberiza c. citrinella<\/em>, flight call<\/strong>
\nBIF2158, 25\/10\/2008, Greifswalder Oie, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BIF2220-1-PFR14474_1-10_180304_BIO_bramb-1-FC_cchaffin-coelebs-1-FC_d_sn_reudnitz_REF-S_A_A-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBIF2220, 04\/03\/2018, Reudnitz, Germany, Patrick Franke
\n– Common Chaffinch calls can sound confusingly similar, but in most cases pitch, angle and spaces between harmonics reveal the ID<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BIF2221-1_PFR14478_0-00_180304_BIO_bramb-1-FC_d_sn_reudnitz_REF-S_B.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBrambling Fringilla montifringilla<\/em>, flight call<\/strong>
\nBIF2221, 04\/03\/2018, Reudnitz, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Eurasian Tree Sparrow<\/a> (a)
\nHawfinch<\/a> (v)
\nCommon Chaffinch<\/a> (v) (a)
\nEuropean Greenfinch<\/a> (a)
\nCommon Linnet<\/a> (a)
\nEuropean Goldfinch<\/a> (a)<\/p>\n

#passerine #songbird<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – sparrow-sized passerine – diurnal\/nocturnal migrant – very vocal >> FLIGHT >>>>> – first Bramblings announce themselves in autumn by their raspy call in Common Chaffinch flocks – pure flocks usually comprise 5-50 individuals, depending on season and location sometimes much more – pure flocks look very different from Common Chaffinch, individuals … Continue reading Brambling
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