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Brambling (Sẻ núi, Sẻ đồng đầu đen, Sẻ đồng họng hồng, Fringilla montifringilla) 

The brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. 
This species has also been called the cock o' the north and the mountain finch. 

This bird is widespread, in the breeding season, throughout northern Europe and east across the Palearctic. 
This species is migratory, wintering in southern Europe, North Africa, northern India, northern Pakistan, China, and Japan.
Brambling has been sighted during the migration season at Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam.

The genus name Fringilla is Latin for "finch".
Montifringilla is from Latin mons, montis mountain.
The English name "bramlyng" (Bram "loud" + lyng "lung") was used in 1544 by the English naturalist William Turner, but later in the 16th century the current spelling "brambling" was used.

The genus Fringilla is a small group of finches from the Old World, which are the only species in the subfamily Fringillinae.
The genus name Fringilla is Latin for "finch".

1/  Brambling (Sẻ núi, Sẻ đồng đầu đen, Sẻ đồng họng hồng, Fringilla montifringilla) 
Montifringilla is from Latin mons, montis mountain.