brambling

/'bræmbliɳ/

Thân thiện

A brambling perches on a snowy pine branch.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A Eurasian finch: A small songbird of the finch family, Fringilla montifringilla, characterized by the male's orange breast and shoulders and black head in summer, which becomes mottled in winter.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We spotted a flock of bramblings feeding on beech mast in the forest.
  • The brambling is a winter visitor to the British Isles from Scandinavia.

Advanced Usage

• As a collective noun: The term can be used to refer to a group of these birds.
  • A charm of bramblings descended on the garden.

Variants and Related Words

• Bramble (n): A thorny shrub, especially of the genus (like the blackberry). Note: While the bird's name is derived from this word (likely due to its association with scrubland), they are distinct terms.
• Finch (n): The broader family (Fringillidae) to which the brambling belongs.

Synonyms

• Mountain finch: An older or alternative name referencing its scientific name ( means "mountain finch").
• Bramble finch: A less common variant of its common name.

Related Phrases

• Winter finch: A general term for finch species, like the brambling, that irrupt southward in winter in search of food.

Học thuật

Noun

1. Eurasian finch

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fringilla montifringilla