Brambling: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the brambling lives – recorded in 55 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Fringilla montifringilla
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	55 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	2.14 g (birth weight); 22 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Fringillidae

Where does the brambling live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brambling in 55 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa, Hefei.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a brambling?

Wikidata records the following for the brambling: mass 2.14 g (birth weight); 22 g (adult weight).

Is the brambling endangered?

The brambling’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the brambling?

The brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae, genus Fringilla. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brambling

The brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It has also been called the cock o' the north and the mountain finch. It is widespread and migratory, often seen in very large flocks.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brambling (revision 1361349499), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q188877 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).