Finches in Algeria
Our list for Algeria has 8 finches recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Algeria in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
SerinSerinus serinusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
GreenfinchChloris chlorisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusScarceUncommon11–13 cm
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesScarceUncommon17–18 cm
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisScarceUncommon12–13 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Serin 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 14–16 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Hawfinch 17–18 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made