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Winter's Little Singers: 10 Surprising Facts About Bullfinches! • Снегирь (снегири) (masc.noun) [sni-geer' (sni-gi-ree)] 🎄That famous red chest? It's a male-only fashion statement! Females sport a lovely, subtler brown plumage. 🎄They're lightweights! An adult bullfinch weighs no more than 30 grams. 🎄Chicks look like mini-adults from the start, except for one thing: their "black cap" grows in later. They're born without it! 🎄Surprisingly tame, they can be quite trusting of humans and are known to be easily tamed. 🎄They're talented mimics! Some bullfinches can learn and whistle several quite complex melodies. 🎄The males are traditionalists when it comes to nesting: building the home is solely the female's prerogative. 🎄Their biggest health risk? Obesity. These birds have absolutely no sense of moderation when it comes to food! 🎄Not all of them are snowbirds! Only the populations from the far north migrate south for winter. Many others stay put year-round. 🎄Sadly, in captivity, bullfinches have a shorter lifespan than in the wild. 🎄Unlike many birds, they are fiercely loyal parents. In the face of danger, they will not abandon their nest and will fight to protect it. 📍Where do they live in Russia? Bullfinches are found throughout the forest zone of Russia – from the western borders all the way to Kamchatka and Sakhalin in the east. Have you ever seen these beauties? #factfile #Russiannature 🟠RCR | Support | Boost