Fun facts about bullfinches are a great opportunity to learn more about songbirds. Bullfinches have a bright color, by which it is not difficult to distinguish them from other birds. They prefer to nest in coniferous or mixed forests dominated by spruce.
So, here are the most interesting facts about bullfinches.
- At birth, bullfinches are missing their famous "black cap" on their heads.
- Males never build nests. Only females are engaged in home improvement.
- Bullfinches are not found in regions where trees are absent (see interesting facts about trees).
- Did you know that bullfinches can be tamed quite easily?
- Birds perfectly imitate different sounds. Moreover, they can even memorize different melodies.
- When keeping a bullfinch at home, the owners should give him a certain amount of food. This is due to the fact that they do not know the sense of proportion in food, as a result of which they can harm their body.
- As a rule, bullfinches arrange their nests away from people.
- An interesting fact is that already in the third week after birth, bullfinches begin to lead an independent life.
- The Union for the Conservation of Birds of Russia declared 2008 the year of the bullfinch.
- Not all types of bullfinches fly to the south for the winter. This is done only by those species of birds that live in the most severe regions.
- Bullfinches live less in captivity than in their natural habitat.
- During the mating season, the male tries to win over the female with food, which he brings to her in his beak.
- The bullfinch's diet includes seeds, buds, berries and some insects (see interesting facts about insects).
- Curiously, the largest bullfinch species lives in the Philippines.
- The male has red plumage on the chest, while the female is brown.
- An average bullfinch weighs about 30 grams.
- The average clutch of a pair of bullfinches consists of 4-6 eggs. It is worth noting that only the female incubates eggs for about 2 weeks.
