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The Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) is a bird found in Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Denmark, Netherlands, and 3 more countries. Birch forests in northern Eurasia; winters in flocks farther south. It eats fruit, seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Brambling lives

Birch forests in northern Eurasia; winters in flocks farther south.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit40%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Brambling

Recorded by Stanislas Wroza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1168300. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Brambling

Where does the Brambling live?

The Brambling lives in Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Denmark, Netherlands, and 3 more countries. Birch forests in northern Eurasia; winters in flocks farther south.

What does the Brambling eat?

fruit (about 40%), seeds and nuts (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Brambling endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Western marsh harrier
• Eurasian sparrowhawk
• Gadwall
• European pied flycatcher
• Wood sandpiper
• Common shelduck

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.