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Fringillidae – Finches, Seedeaters, Euphonias & Allies

Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus ©Dubi Shapiro Website

The Fringillidae (Finches, Canaries, Siskins, Rosefinches etc) is a very large family of small to medium-sized passerines. Finches have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usually resident and do not migrate. They have a worldwide distribution except for Australia and the polar regions. The Estrildidae also contains birds called finches just to make life difficult.

The scientific name Fringillidae, comes from the Latin word fringilla for the Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), a member of the family which is common in Europe. The name was coined (1820) by the English zoologist William Elford Leach.

Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

Asian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus

Finsch’s Euphonia Euphonia finschi

All photographs on this page courtesy of ©Dubi Shapiro unless otherwise attributed

Many birds in other families are also commonly called finches, including some species in the very similar-looking waxbills or estrildid finches (family Estrildidae) of the Old World tropics and Australia; several groups of the bunting and American sparrow family (Emberizidae); and the Darwin’s finches of the Galapagos islands, now considered members of the tanager family (Thraupidae).

Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera

African Chaffinch Fringilla spodiogenys

The smallest classical true finches are the Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens at as little as 9.5cm and the Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria at as little as 8gm. The largest species is probably the Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis at up to 24cm and 83 gm, although larger lengths, to 25.5 cm in the Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator, and weights, to 86.1gm in the Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertinus, have been recorded in species which are slightly smaller on average. They typically have strong, stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large; however, Hawaiian honeycreepers are famous for the wide range of bill shapes and sizes brought about by adaptive radiation.

Iiwi Drepanis coccinea

Apapane Himatione sanguinea

Lawrence’s Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei

Cape Canary Serinus canicollis

All true finches have nine primary remiges and twelve rectrices. The basic plumage colour is brownish, sometimes greenish; many have considerable amounts of black, while white plumage is generally absent except as wing-bars or other signalling marks. Bright yellow and red carotenoid pigments are commonplace in this family, and thus blue structural colours are rather rare, as the yellow pigments turn the blue colour into green. Many, but by no means all true finches have strong sexual dichromatism, the females typically lacking the bright carotenoid markings of males.

Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea

Grey-crowned Rosy Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis

Finches are typically inhabitants of well-wooded areas, but some can be found on mountains or even, like Trumpeter Finches, in deserts. They are primarily granivorous, but euphoniines include considerable amounts of arthropods and berries in their diet, and Hawaiian honeycreepers evolved to utilise a wide range of food sources, including nectar. The diet of Fringillidae nestlings includes a varying number of small arthropods. True finches have a bouncing flight like most small passerines, alternating bouts of flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well and several are commonly seen cagebirds; foremost among these is the domesticated Canary Serinus canaria domestica. The nests are basket-shaped and usually built in trees, more rarely in bushes, between rocks or on similar substrate.

Number of Species

  • Number of bird species: 212

    (As at December 2025)
Species List

According to the recently (2025) amalgamated AviList, there are two hundred and twelve species, in forty-two genera in the Fringillidae family. They are:

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Tenerife Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea
Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch Fringilla polatzeki
African Chaffinch Fringilla spodiogenys
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Chaffinch Fringilla moreletti
Chaffinch Fringilla maderensis
Chaffinch Fringilla canariensis

Elegant Euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima
Hisp[aniolan Euphonia Chlorophonia musica
Puerto Rican Euphonia Chlorophonia sclateri
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Chlorophonia flavifrons
Golden-rumped Euphonia Chlorophonia cyanocephala
Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea
Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys
Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris
Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis
Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys

Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica
Orange-crowned Euphonia Euphonia saturata
Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea
Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica
Finsch’s Euphonia Euphonia finschi
Velvet-fronted Euphonia Euphonia concinna
Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis
West Mexican Euphonia Euphonia godmani
Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
White-lored Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
Green-chinned Euphonia Euphonia chalybea
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa
Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae
Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa
Golden-sided Euphonia Euphonia cayennensis
Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris
Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides
Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos
White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes

Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
Hooded Grosbeak Hesperiphona abeillei

Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria

Scarlet Finch Rosefinch Carpodacus sipahi
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Red-mantled Carpodacus rhodochlamys
Blyth’s Rosefinch Carpodacus grandis
Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus waltoni
Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus davidianus
Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii
Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa
Sharpe’s Rosefinch Carpodacus verreauxii
Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus
Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
Taiwan Rosefinch Carpodacus formosanus
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus
Pale Rosefinch Carpodacus stoliczkae
Tibetan Rosefinch Carpodacus roborowskii
Sillem’s Mountain Finch Carpodacus sillemi
Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla
Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus
Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
Pallas’s Rosefinch Carpodacus roseus
Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus
Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura
Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius

Akikiki Oreomystis bairdi

Maui Alauahio Paroreomyza montana

Palila Loxioides bailleui

Laysan Finch Telespiza camtans
Nihoa Finch Telespiza ultima

Akohekohe Palmeria dolei

Apapane Himatione sanguinea

Iiwi Drepanis coccinea

Akiapolaau Hemignathus wilsoni

Maui Parrotbill Pseudonestor xanthophrys

Anianiau Magumma parva

Hawaii Amakihi Chlorodrepanis virens
Oahu Amakihi Chlorodrepanis flava
Kauai Amakihi Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri

Hawaii Creeper Loxops mana
Akekee Loxops caeruleirostris
Hawaii Akepa Loxops coccineus

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

White-cheeked Bullfinch Pyrrhula leucogenis
Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis
Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca
Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
Taiwan Bullfinch Pyrrhula owstoni

Asian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus

Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus

Blanford’s Rosefinch Agraphospiza rubescens

Golden-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni

Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis

Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
Brandt’s Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
Asian Rosy Finch Leucosticte arctoa
Grey-crowned Rosy Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
Black Rosy Finch Leucosticte atrata
Brown-capped Rosy Finch Leucosticte australis

House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
Cassin’s Finch Haemorhous cassinii

Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta

Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali
Socotra Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus
Somali Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus louisae

European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Grey-capped Greenfinch Chloris sinica
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides
Vietnamese Greenfinch Chloris monguilloti
Black-headed Greenfinch Chloris ambigua

Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus

White-rumped Seedeater Crithagra leucopygia
Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
African Citril Crithagra citrinelloides
Western Citril Crithagra frontalis
Southern Citril Crithagra hyposticta
Black-faced Canary Crithagra capistrata
Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis
Forest Canary Crithagra scotops
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi
Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis
Reichenow’s Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi
Yellow-rumped Seedeater Crithagra xanthopygia
Lemon-breasted Canary Crithagra citrinipectus
White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata
Yellow-throated Seedeater Crithagra flavigula
Salvadori’s Seedeater Crithagra xantholaema
Northern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra donaldsoni
Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani
Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata
Yellow-browed Seedeater Crithagra whytii
Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni
Kipengere Seedeater Crithagra melanochroa
Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea
Sao Tome Grosbeak Crithagra concolor
Protea Canary Crithagra leucoptera
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli
West African Seedeater Crithagra canicapilla
Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis
Stripe-breasted Seedeater Crithagra striatipectus
Reichard’s Seedeater Crithagra reichardi
Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata
Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis
Ankober Serin Crithagra ankoberensis
Cape Siskin Crithagra totta
Drakensberg Siskin Crithagra symonsi

Twite Linaria flavirostris
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
Yemen Linnet Linaria yemenensis
Warsangli Linnet Linaria johannis

Common Redpoll canthis flammea

Hispaniolan Crossbill Loxia megaplaga
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica
Cassia Crossbill Loxia sinesciuris
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

Mindanao Serin Chrysocorythus mindanmensis
Mountain Serin Chrysocorythus estherae

Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella
Corsican Finch Carduelis corsicana
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
European Serin Serinus serinus
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus
Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps
Black-headed Canary Serinus alario
Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex

Tibetan Serin Spinus thibetanus
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
Black-capped Siskin Spinus atriceps
Black-headed Siskin Spinus notatus
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
Lawrence’s Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
Antillean Siskin Spinus dominicensis
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens
Yellow-faced Siskin Spinus yarrellii
Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastrus
Red Siskin Spinus cucullatus
Thick-billed Siskin Spinus crassirostris
Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
Saffron Siskin Spinus siemiradzkii
Olivaceous Siskin Spinus olivaceus
Black Siskin Spinus atratus
Yellow-rumped Siskin Spinus uropygialis
Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus

Useful Reading

  • Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches

    | By Peter R Grant | Princeton University Press | 2017 | Edition 2 | 459 pages, 63 plates with b/w photos, 101 b/w illustrations, 24 tables | ISBN: 9780691607979 Buy this book from NHBS.com

  • Finches & Sparrows

    | By Peter Clement, Alan Harris & John Davis | Christopher Helm | 2001 | hardback | 500 pages, 73 colour plates, 50 line drawings, 281 colour distribution maps | ISBN: 9781408135082 Buy this book from NHBS.com

  • The Hawaiian Honeycreepers

    | By H Douglas Pratt [Illustrated by the author] OUP | 2005 | Hardback | 342 pages, 9 colour plates, 130 b/w photos, 20 line illustrations | ISBN: 9780198546535 Buy this book from NHBS.com
Family Links

  • Fringillidae

    Family Account
    Fringillids live in diverse habitats, from arid lowland scrub and savanna to dense tropical rainforests and high alpine talus slopes.

  • Fringillidae

    Family Account
    The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae.
Species Links

Given the number of species in this family, Fatbirder does not provide quick links to all of them. However, the entries below do include links to representatives of every genera, all those illustrated and some of the most often encountered, iconic or sought-after species.

  • African Chaffinch Fringilla spodiogenys

    Species Account
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  • African Chaffinch Fringilla spodiogenys

    Species Account
    The African chaffinch (Fringilla spodiogenys), is a species of passerine bird in the genus Fringilla. The African chaffinch is found from southern Morocco...

  • African Citril Crithagra citrinelloides

    Species Account
    Southern African demographyThe Citril Finch (Carduelis citrinella) is a small songbird, a member of the true finch family Fringillidae. For a long time, this cardueline finch was placed in the genus Serinus, but it is apparently very closely related to the European Goldfinch…

  • African Citril Crithagra citrinelloides

    Species Account
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  • Akekee Loxops caeruleirostris

    Species Account
    The akekeʻe (Loxops caeruleirostris) or Kauaʻi ʻākepa is a bird species in the family Fringillidae, where it is placed in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus...

  • Akekee Loxops caeruleirostris

    Species Account
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  • Akiapolaau Hemignathus wilsoni

    Species Account
    A rare Hawaiian honeycreeper of native forests above 5000 feet elevation on Hawaii Island.

  • Akiapolaau Hemignathus wilsoni

    Species Account
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  • Akikiki Oreomystis bairdi

    Species Account
    The ʻakikiki (Oreomystis bairdi), also called the Kauaʻi creeper, is a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.

  • Akikiki Oreomystis bairdi

    Species Account
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  • Akohekohe Palmeria dolei

    Species Account
    The ʻākohekohe (Palmeria dolei), or crested honeycreeper, is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. It is endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaiʻi.

  • Akohekohe Palmeria dolei

    Species Account
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  • American Goldfinch Spinus tristis

    Species Account
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  • American Goldfinch Spinus tristis

    Species Account
    The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family.

  • American Goldfinch Spinus tristis

    Species Account
    Spinus tristis is listed as Least Concern.

  • Anianiau Magumma parva

    Species Account
    The ʻanianiau (Magumma parva) is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper that is endemic to upper elevation forests on the island of Kauai.

  • Anianiau Magumma parva

    Species Account
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  • Apapane Himatione sanguinea

    Species Account
    A blood-red Hawaiian honeycreeper found on all of the larger islands. Smaller and darker red than the Iiwi, with a shorter black bill and white under the tail.

  • Apapane Himatione sanguinea

    Species Account
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  • Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali

    Species Account
    The Arabian golden-winged grosbeak or Arabian grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus percivali) is a finch found in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen.

  • Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali

    Species Account
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  • Asian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus

    Species Account
    A striking, large finch of high altitude rocky slopes. Note the dark crown, brown back and breast, and pink tones in wings and tail....

  • Asian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus

    Species Account
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  • Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides

    Species Account
    The black-and-yellow grosbeak (Mycerobas icterioides) is a species of finch native to the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent...

  • Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides

    Species Account
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  • Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbata

    Species Account
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  • Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbata

    Species Account
    The black-chinned siskin (Spinus barbatus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. Found in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, its natural habitats are temperate forests and heavily degraded former forest.

  • Black-headed Siskin Spinus notata

    Species Account
    The black-headed siskin (Spinus notatus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

  • Black-headed Siskin Spinus notata

    Species Account
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  • Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis

    Species Account
    The black-throated canary (Crithagra atrogularis), also known as the Black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.

  • Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis

    Species Account
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  • Blanford's Rosefinch Agraphospiza rubescens

    Species Account
    Blanford's rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens) or the crimson rosefinch, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

  • Blanford's Rosefinch Agraphospiza rubescens

    Species Account
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  • Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphuratus

    Species Account
    The brimstone canary or bully canary, (Crithagra sulphuratus), is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in central and southern Africa.

  • Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphuratus

    Species Account
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  • Cape Canary Serinus canicollis

    Species Account
    Rather plain seedeater with a gray nape, yellow underparts, and olive-green back. Found in fynbos, woodland, grassland, and gardens.

  • Cape Canary Serinus canicollis

    Species Account
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  • Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii

    Species Account
    Cassin's finch (Haemorhous cassinii) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae.

  • Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii

    Species Account
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  • Common Linnet Linaria cannabina

    Species Account
    Small finch of open country, from wild moorland to rough grassland and weedy patches in urban areas.

  • Common Linnet Linaria cannabina

    Species Account
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  • Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea

    Species Account
    Range etc

  • Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea

    Species Account
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  • Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

    Species Account
    The common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) or scarlet rosefinch is the most widespread and common rosefinch of Asia and Europe.

  • Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

    Species Account
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  • Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis

    Species Account
    The dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) is a species of true finch in the monotypic genus Procarduelis.

  • Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis

    Species Account
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  • Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta

    Species Account
    This subtly handsome finch is unique in its range; warm sandy brown with bright pink and silver flashes in the wings.

  • Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta

    Species Account
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  • Elegant Euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima

    Species Account
    The elegant euphonia or blue-hooded euphonia (Chlorophonia elegantissima) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica...

  • Elegant Euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima

    Species Account
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  • Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

    Species Account
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  • Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

    Species Account
    The Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch or bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a small passerine bird in the finch family, Fringillidae.

  • Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

    Species Account
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  • Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

    Species Account
    Favors mixed woodland and edge, parks, gardens, orchards; also farmland with hedges and wooded patches.

  • Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus

    Species Account
    Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus​​ Often in flocks, mainly in the autumn and winter, gathering at good food sources.

  • Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus

    Species Account
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  • European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

    Species Account
    Beautiful little finch with a sharp pink bill, cherry-red face, and brilliant black-and-yellow flashes in the wings.

  • European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

    Species Account
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  • European Greenfinch Chloris chloris

    Species Account
    The European greenfinch or simply the greenfinch (Chloris chloris) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

  • European Greenfinch Chloris chloris

    Species Account
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  • European Serin Serinus serinus

    Species Account
    The European serin, or simply the serin (Serinus serinus), is the smallest species of the family of finches (Fringillidae)...

  • European Serin Serinus serinus

    Species Account
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  • Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina

    Species Account
    Large finch, nearly twice the size of a goldfinch. Stocky with strong, thick, pale bill and short, notched tail. Males are stunning with dark head fading.

  • Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina

    Species Account
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  • Finsch's Euphonia Euphonia finschi

    Species Account
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  • Finsch's Euphonia Euphonia finschi

    Species Account
    Small finch of forest canopy; often seen perched on bare branches.

  • Golden-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

    Species Account
    The golden-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is in monotypic genus Pyrrhoplectes.

  • Golden-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

    Species Account
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  • Grey-crowned Rosy Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis

    Species Account
    The gray-crowned rosy finch or gray-crowned rosy-finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Fringillidae...

  • Grey-crowned Rosy Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis

    Species Account
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  • Hawaii Amakihi Chlorodrepanis virens

    Species Account
    A small, common Hawaiian honeycreeper of forests on Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, and rarely Lanai.

  • Hawaii Amakihi Chlorodrepanis virens

    Species Account
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  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes

    Species Account
    The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

  • Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes

    Species Account
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  • Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus

    Species Account
    The hooded siskin (Spinus magellanicus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family (Fringillidae), native to South America.

  • Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus

    Species Account
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  • Iiwi Drepanis coccinea

    Species Account
    The ʻiʻiwi or scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea), is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. The ʻiʻiwi is a highly recognizable symbol of Hawaii.

  • Iiwi Drepanis coccinea

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  • Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata

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    A large finch with a powerful hulking bill that is an inhabitant of deciduous and mixed forests. Adults are not extremely sexually dimorphic...

  • Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata

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  • Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei

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    Lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei) is a small songbird of erratic distribution that breeds in California and Baja California and winters...

  • Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei

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  • Laysan Finch Telespiza camtans

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    A finch-billed Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to the island of Laysan; does not occur in the main Hawaiian Islands.

  • Laysan Finch Telespiza camtans

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  • Maui Alauahio Paroreomyza montana

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    A small Hawaiian honeycreeper of native forests above 5,000 feet elevation on eastern Maui.

  • Maui Alauahio Paroreomyza montana

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  • Maui Parrotbill Pseudonestor xanthophrys

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    The kiwikiu or Maui parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys) is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaii.

  • Maui Parrotbill Pseudonestor xanthophrys

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  • Mountain Serin Chrysocorythus estherae

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    The Indonesian serin (Chrysocorythus estherae) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Indonesia.

  • Mountain Serin Chrysocorythus estherae

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  • Nihoa Finch Telespiza ultima

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  • Nihoa Finch Telespiza ultima

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    The Nīhoa finch (Telespiza ultima) is one of the two endemic bird species of the tiny Hawaiian island of Nīhoa, the other being the Nīhoa millerbird.

  • Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus

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    Odd and unique member of the waxbill family. Males are yellow and olive-green with a black head; females are olive-green.

  • Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus

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  • Palila Loxioides bailleui

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    The palila (Loxioides bailleui) is a critically endangered finch-billed species of Hawaiian honeycreeper.

  • Palila Loxioides bailleui

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  • Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

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    The pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) is a large member of the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is the only species in the genus Pinicola.

  • Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

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  • Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni

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    Bizarre and unique-looking finch. Note the lumpy diagnostic patch of bright color around the eye and forehead: red in males, yellow in females.

  • Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni

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  • Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus

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    Small finch with a big, chunky bill, long wings, and a short tail.

  • Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus

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  • Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera

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    Stocky, large-headed finch with a unique crossed bill. Males are pinkish-red with black wings and two bold white wingbars. Females yellowish overall.

  • Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera

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