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brambling

[ bram-bling ]

noun

  1. an Old World finch, Fringilla montifringilla, the male of which is black and white with a reddish-brown breast.

brambling

/ ˈbræmblɪŋ /

noun

  1. a Eurasian finch, Fringilla montifringilla , with a speckled head and back and, in the male, a reddish brown breast and darker wings and tail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brambling1

1560–70; earlier bramlin ( bram- (variant of broom ) + -lin -ling 1 ); akin to German Brämling
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Example Sentences

In February, 1911, a brambling was brought to me for identification.

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