noun
- a small finch with orange-buff plumage and a black head, found in northern Europe and Asia
Usage: ornithology
Examples
- The brambling is closely related to the chaffinch.
- Bramblings migrate south in winter to find food.
- We spotted a flock of bramblings feeding on beech seeds.
- The male brambling has distinctive black and orange coloring.
- Bramblings are sometimes called mountain finches.
- During migration, bramblings can form large flocks.