Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches generally have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usually resident and do not migrate.

Species in this family

• Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
• Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
• Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni
• Blanford's Rosefinch Agraphospiza rubescens
• Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
• Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus
• Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni
• European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
• Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella
• Corsican Finch Carduelis corsicana
• Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus davidianus
• Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
• Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii
• Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
• Taiwan Rosefinch Carpodacus formosanus
• Blyth's Rosefinch Carpodacus grandis
• Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
• Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
• Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys
• Tibetan Rosefinch Carpodacus roborowskii
• Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa
• Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus
• Pallas's Rosefinch Carpodacus roseus
• Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla
• Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
• Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
• Sillem's Rosefinch Carpodacus sillemi
• Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi
• Pale Rosefinch Carpodacus stoliczkae
• Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus
• Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus
• Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura
• Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus
• Sharpe's Rosefinch Carpodacus verreauxii
• Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
• Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus waltoni
• Black-headed Greenfinch Chloris ambigua
• European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
• Vietnamese Greenfinch Chloris monguilloti
• Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
• Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides
• Oahu Amakihi Chlorodrepanis flava
• Kauai Amakihi Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri
• Hawaii Amakihi Chlorodrepanis virens
• Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys
• Blue-naped Chlorophonia Chlorophonia cyanea
• Golden-rumped Euphonia Chlorophonia cyanocephala
• Elegant Euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima
• Lesser Antillean Euphonia Chlorophonia flavifrons
• Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris
• Hispaniolan Euphonia Chlorophonia musica
• Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis
• Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys
• Puerto Rican Euphonia Chlorophonia sclateri
• Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis
• Ankober Serin Crithagra ankoberensis
• Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis
• Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani
• Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni
• West African Seedeater Crithagra canicapilla
• Black-faced Canary Crithagra capistrata
• African Citril Crithagra citrinelloides
• Lemon-breasted Seedeater Crithagra citrinipectus
• Sao Tome Grosbeak Crithagra concolor
• Northern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra donaldsoni
• White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata
• Yellow-throated Serin Crithagra flavigula
• Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
• Western Citril Crithagra frontalis
• Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis
• Southern Citril Crithagra hyposticta
• Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis
• Protea Canary Crithagra leucoptera
• White-rumped Seedeater Crithagra leucopygia
• Kipengere Seedeater Crithagra melanochroa
• Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis
• Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli
• Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
• Reichenow's Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi
• Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi
• Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea
• Forest Canary Crithagra scotops
• Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata
• Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
• Drakensberg Siskin Crithagra symonsi
• Cape Siskin Crithagra totta
• Brown-rumped Seedeater Crithagra tristriata
• Yellow-browed Seedeater Crithagra whytii
• Salvadori's Serin Crithagra xantholaema
• Yellow-rumped Serin Crithagra xanthopygia
• Iiwi Drepanis coccinea
• Yellow-billed Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
• Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata
• Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
• Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae
• Golden-sided Euphonia Euphonia cayennensis
• Green-throated Euphonia Euphonia chalybea
• Purple-throated Euphonia Euphonia chlorotica
• Golden-bellied Euphonia Euphonia chrysopasta
• Velvet-fronted Euphonia Euphonia concinna
• Finsch's Euphonia Euphonia finschi
• Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa
• West Mexican Euphonia Euphonia godmani
• Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
• Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
• Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans
• Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica
• Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
• Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
• Bronze-green Euphonia Euphonia mesochrysa
• White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
• Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis
• Plumbeous Euphonia Euphonia plumbea
• Rufous-bellied Euphonia Euphonia rufiventris
• Orange-crowned Euphonia Euphonia saturata
• Trinidad Euphonia Euphonia trinitatis
• Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
• Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
• Canary Islands Chaffinch Fringilla canariensis
• Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• Madeira Chaffinch Fringilla maderensis
• Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
• Azores Chaffinch Fringilla moreletti
• Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch Fringilla polatzeki
• African Chaffinch Fringilla spodiogenys
• Tenerife Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea
• Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii
• House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
• Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
• Kauai Nukupuu Hemignathus hanapepe
• Akiapolaau Hemignathus wilsoni
• Hooded Grosbeak Hesperiphona abeillei
• Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
• Apapane Himatione sanguinea
• Asian Rosy-Finch Leucosticte arctoa
• Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
• Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Leucosticte australis
• Black-headed Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
• Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
• Grey-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
• Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
• Twite Linaria flavirostris
• Yemen Linnet Linaria yemenensis
• Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus
• Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
• Hispaniolan Crossbill Loxia megaplaga
• Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
• Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica
• Cassia Crossbill Loxia sinesciuris
• Palila Loxioides bailleui
• Akekee Loxops caeruleirostris
• Hawaii Akepa Loxops coccineus
• Hawaii Creeper Loxops mana
• Maui Akepa Loxops ochraceus
• Anianiau Magumma parva
• Poo-uli Melamprosops phaeosoma
• Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
• White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
• Black-and-yellow Grosbeak Mycerobas icterioides
• Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos
• Akikiki Oreomystis bairdi
• Akohekohe Palmeria dolei
• Maui Alauahio Paroreomyza montana
• Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
• Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis
• Maui Parrotbill Pseudonestor xanthophrys
• Ou Psittirostra psittacea
• Gold-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta
• Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca
• Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
• Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
• White-cheeked Bullfinch Pyrrhula leucogenis
• Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina
• Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis
• Taiwan Bullfinch Pyrrhula owstoni
• Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus
• Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
• Somali Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus louisae
• Arabian Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali
• Socotra Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus
• Black-headed Canary Serinus alario
• Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
• Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
• Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex
• Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps
• Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
• European Serin Serinus serinus
• Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus
• Black Siskin Spinus atratus
• Black-capped Siskin Spinus atriceps
• Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
• Thick-billed Siskin Spinus crassirostris
• Red Siskin Spinus cucullatus
• Antillean Siskin Spinus dominicensis
• Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
• Hooded Siskin Spinus magellanicus
• Black-headed Siskin Spinus notatus
• Olivaceous Siskin Spinus olivaceus
• Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
• Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
• Saffron Siskin Spinus siemiradzkii
• Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens
• Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
• Tibetan Serin Spinus thibetanus
• American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
• Yellow-rumped Siskin Spinus uropygialis
• Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastrus
• Yellow-faced Siskin Spinus yarrellii
• Laysan Finch Telespiza cantans
• Nihoa Finch Telespiza ultima

Lookalikes compared

• Anianiau vs Hawaii Amakihi
• Anianiau vs Kauai Amakihi
• Brambling vs Eurasian Siskin
• Canary Islands Chaffinch vs Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch
• Cassin's Finch vs Lawrence's Goldfinch
• Common Chaffinch vs Common Linnet
• Common Chaffinch vs European Serin
• Common Crossbill vs Atlantic Canary
• Common Linnet vs Citril Finch
• Common Linnet vs Eurasian Siskin
• Common Rosefinch vs Eurasian Bullfinch
• Common Rosefinch vs House Finch
• Eurasian Bullfinch vs Asian Rosy-Finch
• Eurasian Bullfinch vs Trumpeter Finch
• Forest Canary vs Black-throated Canary
• Hawaii Akepa vs Maui Akepa
• Hawfinch vs Black Rosy-Finch
• House Finch vs Common Crossbill
• House Finch vs Lawrence's Goldfinch
• Lesser Redpoll vs Citril Finch
• Pine Grosbeak vs Asian Rosy-Finch
• Spot-crowned Euphonia vs Yellow-bellied Siskin
• Thick-billed Euphonia vs Tawny-capped Euphonia
• Yellow-throated Euphonia vs Olive-backed Euphonia